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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 713546
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/713546
NT27SE 1.01 25145 73515
MONS MEG (NR).
OS 1:500 plan, 1895; 1/1250 map, (1947).
This piece of ordnance was forged in the 15th century. The gun is of iron, its total length being 13ft 4in.
In 1754 it was removed to the Tower of London and was returned to Scotland in 1829.
J S Richardson and M Wood 1948.
Similar information.
RCAHMS 1951; J Hewitt 1853; J B Paul 1916.
(NT 2515 7351) As described above. In good condition.
Visited by OS(JD) 29 December 1953.
As described in previous field report.
Visited by OS (SFS) 27 November 1975.
