Soft red sandstone wall of Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, showing pockmarks or indentations created by musket balls during altercations.

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If you look at the outer walls of many cathedrals and churches in Europe you will see the pockmarks made by bullets in various altercations. The soft stone of St. Magnus records its past history.

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Size: 3294px × 4942px
Location: 2 Palace Rd, Kirkwall KW15 1PA, UK
Photo credit: © Susan Heller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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