Cannons #1 - Båstad, Sweden - Static Artillery Displays on Waymarking.com

There are 4 cannons placed on a wall.

History tells that there has been cannons when the Russian tried to attack Båstad in 1788.
Today cannons are probably found in the bay or being left in port when ships tried to leave the shallow harbor, they were found in the church tower in 1926 by the famous Ludvig Nobel who made the cannon lavetter and placed them on the wall.

What type of artillery is this?: Cannon Where is this artillery located?: Other What military of the world used this device?: Swedish Date artillery was placed on display: 01/01/1950 Parking location to view this Waymark: N 56° 26.074 W 012° 50.458 Cost?: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Artillery is no longer operational: yes Still may work: no Are there any geocaches at this location?: GC9FC12 Date artillery was in use: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Two pictures are required for this Waymark. Please take a close up picture of the artillery. Take a second with the artillery in the distance and capture as much of the surroundings as possible. Name the Waymark with first the name of the area and second what the artillery is. An example would be if it were a cannon in front of the Montgomery Armory you would name the Waymark: Montgomery Armory Cannon.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   05/29/2023 Windego1 visited it