Identifiers
Declaration Description

A bronze land cannon manufactured by Manuel Bocarro in Macoa, China, bearing the remains of the crest of Macoa, being a rampant lion with a crown on its head, between the dolphin-shaped lifting handles and the touch hole. In front of the handles there are two trunnions for mounting the cannon and at the decorated back end there is a cascabel. The total length of the cannon is 3 910 mm and the greatest circumference (near the touch hole) is 1 559 mm and the smallest (near the mouth) 817 mm. The diameter of the bore is 136 mm.
The cannon is located at 23 Rocklands Road, Beacon Bay, East London.

Inventory Reference
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
10113
Notice Date
Notice Number
393
Archive Status
National monument
Media
9-2-026-0007-001.pdf (218.15 KB)
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