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Mons Meg, a six ton siege cannon given to James II in 1457

Mons-Meg-Edinburgh-Castle_AJP0048.jpg Mons Meg is one of the world's oldest cannonsThumbnailsMont des Arts gardenMons Meg is one of the world's oldest cannonsThumbnailsMont des Arts gardenMons Meg is one of the world's oldest cannonsThumbnailsMont des Arts garden

Used by Scottish Kings to intimidate their subjects, and sometimes the English, it was retired to ceremonial use in 1540
[Edinburgh Castle - Edinburgh - Scotland]