RML 7-inch gun
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The RML 7-inch guns were various designs of medium-sized rifled muzzle-loading guns used to arm small to medium-sized British warships in the late 19th century, and some were used ashore for coast defence.
7-inch 6½ ton Mk I gun and crew on HMS Minotaur
"Woolwich" rifling introduced in 1865
The 4 Marks of 7 ton gun
The 3 Marks of 6½ ton gun
Flat Holm
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Flat Holm is a Welsh island lying in the Bristol Channel approximately 6 km (4 mi) from Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan. It includes the most southerly point of Wales.
Flat Holm in April 2008
Part of a medieval grave slab 42 cm (17 in) by 26 cm (10 in) and 11 cm (4 in) thick, now in the National Museum of Wales
Cave and mineshaft in the east cliffs of Flat Holm
Post Office Engineers inspect Marconi's equipment on Flat Holm, May 1897