Old Photograph Mons Meg Edinburgh Castle Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of tourists by Mons Meg cannon in One O'Clock Gun, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Mons Meg is a medieval bombard in the collection of the Royal Armouries, but on loan to Historic Scotland and located at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. It was built in 1449 on the orders of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy and sent by him as a gift to James II, King of Scots in 1454. The bombard was employed in sieges until the middle of the 16th century, after which it was only fired on ceremonial occasions.



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