Slingshots
I've had an article about Ancient Slingshots chilling in my browser for a few days now. It's fascinating. The Romans used lead bullets and could hit a target smaller than a human at about 120m. The force of a 10g bullet was almost that of a .44 magnum cartridge fired from a handgun! When the Romans attacked a fort in Scotland in around C.E. 140, they used bullets with small holes in which made a wailing sound. Can you imagine the fear that eerie sound instilled in the hearts of the Scottish tribes?
New Hall Mill
Today is one of the seven times New Hall Mill opens to the public. There's probably been a mill on the site since the 1500s with records from 1706. There were probably originally 4 mill stones but just one remains today. Because the ground floor of the mill was damp, the flour had to be stored higher up the mill. The green door visible in the photograph was used to load the flour onto carts.
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