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Eight "perfectly preserved" stone spheres date to the 13th century and would have been fired from catapults during the siege of Kenilworth Castle .
The castle was part of a civil war that took place in England in 1266 .
The event is considered one of the longest sieges in England , with rebels holding the castle captive for 172 days straight.
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