Long spears at Maybole

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Long spears at Maybole

Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 14 May 2022

Heritage Day visitors were amazed by the length of the spears carried by medieval foot-soldiers. The shortest permitted length was 12 feet, which is over 3.6 metres.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.355153
Longitude
-4.67443