What is this? I Need Help Identifying This Shell

I’m don’t think they are drill holes. We did have one local expert look at them, and he didn’t seem to think they were just from attempts to disarm it.
 
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Pics of the rest?
As promised, here are some pics of the other shells in the park.
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As you can see, some of them are not from the Civil War.

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I have no idea why some of them were uploaded upside down. I couldn’t post them any other way for some reason.
 
As promised, here are some pics of the other shells in the park.
I have no idea why some of them were uploaded upside down. I couldn’t post them any other way for some reason.

Obviously they were Australian navy surplus.

April Fool's!
 
There are a number of large caliber (Parrott) bolts both bottle nose and flat nosed (solid shot/non explosive) for further information try www.civilwarartillery.com . You also have what appears to be a 15" Dahlgren Ball at the very end of the row.
 
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After standing on my head and looking at te photos I see some very CW shells as @redbob pointed out.
 
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Here are closeups of at six of the shells, including the two cannonballs. I was finally able to upload images without the photos being flipped upside down. The strange shell with the holes is the one marked six. The sticky notes with numbers were put on the shells for identification purposes during my initial examination of them. They were each assigned a number. We have a total of thirty six shells embedded in the concrete.
 
If the Post-it note is 3X3", my guesses are: #1 11" Dahlgren Ball, #2 13" Mortar Ball, #6 a 100# Parrott Shell. I'm still not sure about 3,4 & 5 being Civil War era, though they may be 5.3" or 5.82" Parrott Shells.
. And the beauty in the background of #'s 2,4 &6 is still looking good for her age.
 
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If the Post-it note is 3X3", my guesses are: #1 11" Dahlgren Ball, #2 13" Mortar Ball, #6 a 100# Parrott Shell. I'm still not sure about 3,4 & 5 being Civil War era, though they may be 5.3" or 5.82" Parrott Shells.
. And the beauty in the background of #'s 2,4 &6 is still looking good for her age.
Number 1 is actually bigger than number 2. Number 2 just looks bigger because of the angle and close-up. Number 1 actually measures 13”, while number 2 is 10”. You seem to have a good eye for measurement, though. Your measurements for numbers 3 through 5 are spot on! I’d say they’re closer to 5.82” than 5.3”. Speaking of those three, why do you think they may not be Civil War era? Everyone here at the park seems certain they are.
 
Number 1 is actually bigger than number 2. Number 2 just looks bigger because of the angle and close-up. Number 1 actually measures 13”, while number 2 is 10”. You seem to have a good eye for measurement, though. Your measurements for numbers 3 through 5 are spot on! I’d say they’re closer to 5.82” than 5.3”. Speaking of those three, why do you think they may not be Civil War era? Everyone here at the park seems certain they are.
Ok, #1 13" Mortar Ball, #2 10" shot and after a little more investigation, as for 3-5, since they lack bourrelets and because of their nose shapes they may be 60# Parrott Shells which was for a Naval Gun and may have been used at Mobile. Even though they may never had their fuse holes plugged, it may be worth a thought to consider letting their interiors dry out and sealing their fuse holes. And last but not least a 6.4"/100 # Parrott Shell with a few extra holes.
 
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