House with the Cannonball
In the wall of this house is a cannonball from the Battle of Castricum. The Battle of Castricum took place on 6 October 1799, during the Second Coalition War, between the French army and a British-Russian invasion force.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Francis Dalebout
Nearby
Museum
- Werkgroep "Oud-Castricum" - Castricum
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- Air War Museum Icarus et Mars 1940-1945 - Assendelft
Point of interest
- Oude Raadhuis Castricum - Castricum
- Lodge "Kijk Uit" - Castricum
- Mine Holder Signpost "Helmweg/Bredeweg" - Castricum
Monument
- Holocaust Memorial Castricum - Castricum
- Memorial Jan Hoberg Castricum - Castricum
- Execution Memorial Castricum - Castricum
Cemetery
- Polish War Grave Protestant Cemetery Castricum - Castricum
- Dutch War Grave Protestant Cemetery Castricum - Castricum
- Commonwealth War Graves Protestant Cemetery Castricum - Castricum
Remembrance Stone
- Memorial Stone Tulpstraat 8 - Uitgeest
- Stumbling Stone Anna van Renesselaan (was Kleis 6) - Uitgeest
- Stumbling Stones Korte Kapellaan 10 - Heiloo
Fortification
Crash site
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