General view of Mons Meg cannon, Edinburgh Castle.
SC 460267
Description General view of Mons Meg cannon, Edinburgh Castle.
Catalogue Number SC 460267
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ED 9126 PO
Scope and Content Mons Meg, Edinburgh Castle Mons Meg is a bombard or siege gun. It was built in France in 1449, and given to James II in 1457 by his uncle, Philip, Duke of Burgundy. James was later killed by a similar gun which exploded during the siege of Roxburgh in 1460. In 1754 Mons Meg was taken to London, but in the 19th century there was a move to return her. An ornate gun carriage was made to show her history and she was finally returned and escorted with great ceremony from the Naval Docks at Leith to the Castle. Originally Mons Meg sat on a disused battery looking out to the Forth but she is now on display in the French Prisons. Today the 19th-century gun carriage has been replaced by something thought to look more like the original. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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