The cannons, believed to have belonged to the battery near the coast as part of the defence of Bombay Castle from naval attacks, were first spotted by Raj Bhavan staff members during a tree plantation drive
या तोफांचे ऐतिहासिक महत्व लक्षात घेऊन राज्यपालांनी संरक्षण दलाच्या तज्ञांची मदत घेऊन तोफांची तांत्रिक माहिती घेण्याचे तसेच तोफांचे जुने अभिलेख असल्यास तपासण्याची सूचना केली होती.