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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 cannonsThumbnailsNetherbow [Edinburgh - Scotland]Mons Meg is one of the world's oldest cannonsThumbnailsNetherbow [Edinburgh - Scotland]Mons Meg is one of the world's oldest cannonsThumbnailsNetherbow [Edinburgh - Scotland]

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