Trebuchet
The trebuchet (see below) was the largest and most famous of the siege engines of the middle ages. Trebuchets were very accurate and were used to breach castle walls and to destroy buildings within walled compounds.
The siege engines were quite accurate
Trebuchets were operated by winching down the throwing arm and subsequently suspending a ballast. A missile was then loaded, and when the arm was released, that missile would be hurled at an intended target. The trebuchet could hurl 15 kg missiles 120 metres.
Information panel at Caerphilly Castle
The trebuchet seen above can be viewed by visitors to Caerphilly Castle in South Wales.
Access – Getting There
Caerphilly Castle is located between the B4600 and B4623 in central Caerphilly in southern Wales just north of Cardiff. Visitors to Caerphilly Castle may also want to visit the nearby Caerleon Fortress Baths, Caerleon Amphitheatre or Roman Legionary Museum Caerleon.
Caerphilly
Cardiff
CF83 1JD
Tel: 029 2088 3143
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