March
31
/ 2023
At the famous Warwick Castle in Warwickshire, England, visitors will soon have the opportunity to see a gigantic medieval war weapon in action. This elaborate wooden contraption is a catapult-style siege engine known as a trebuchet, and the version that has just been erected at Warwick Castle is approximately 60 feet (18 meters) tall and weighs an astonishing 24 tons (22 metric tonnes). The trebuchet was built by a team of master builders from Carpenter Oak, a Devon-based company that specializes in the design, construction and installation of large timber framed structures of all types. The trebuchet they constructed features a frame and wheels made from sturdy oak, and a throwing arm made from ash that is capable of hurling
