2012

NT2573 : Edinburgh Castle - Mons Meg - side view

taken 12 years ago, near to Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Castle - Mons Meg - side view
Edinburgh Castle - Mons Meg - side view
A side view of the famous bombard (a type of cannon) Mons Meg to be found at Edinburgh Castle. See also NT2573 : Edinburgh Castle - Mons Meg - the muzzle.

See shared description below:
Mons Meg

Mons Meg is a C15th cannon of the type known as a Bombard. It was cast in 1449 it is thought for Philip of Burgundy who then gave it in 1457 as a present to James II of Scotland.
It weighs about 6½ tons and fired cannon balls weighing up to 3½ hundredweight (175kg)
The cannon has been at Edinburgh Castle for most of its history, though between 1754 and 1829 it resided at the Tower of London. It was returned to Scotland at the instigation of the famed Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott.
It is now to be found on the small courtyard outside St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle.
For more information see Wikipedia article here LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Place: Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle other tags: Cannon Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 3 September, 2012   (more nearby)
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Friday, 7 September, 2012
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2514 7351 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.9262N 3:12.0172W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2515 7351
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