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    Mons Meg adalah bombardir abad pertengahan yang terletak di Edinburgh Castle, Skotlandia. Dibangun pada 1449 atas perintah Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy dan dikirim oleh dia sebagai hadiah untuk Raja James II dari Skotlandia pada 1454.
    Bombardir itu digunakan dalam pengepungan sampai pertengahan abad ke-16, setelah itu hanya menembak pada kesempatan upacara.
    Mons Meg memiliki kaliber (barrel diameter) dari 20 inci (510 mm), membuatnya menjadi salah satu meriam terbesar di dunia dengan kaliber. Meriam merupakan bagian dari koleksi Royal Armouries, dipinjamkan ke Historic Scotland yang mengelola Edinburgh Castle.


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    The official Edinburgh Castle website Diarsipkan 2015-09-02 di Wayback Machine.
    Mons Meg at Edinburgh Castle Diarsipkan 2012-11-30 di Wayback Machine.
    Photo of Mons Meg from RampantScotland.com

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Mons Meg - Wikipedia

Mons Meg is a medieval bombard in the collection of the Royal Armouries, on loan to Historic Environment Scotland and located at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. [1] It has a barrel diameter of 20 inches (510 mm), making it one of the largest cannons in the world by calibre .

Mons Meg - Edinburgh Castle

When Mary Queen of Scots married in 1558, Mons Meg fired a gunstone over the city in celebration: it landed in what is now the Royal Botanic Garden. Her barrel finally burst in 1681. After 75 years in England, Mons Meg made a glorious return to the castle in 1829.

Mons Meg - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mons Meg is a mediaeval bombard made in 1449. It is now at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. In contrast to modern shells, which are explosive, these older cannons fired solid balls. Mons Meg fired balls of iron.

One of the largest cannons built in the Middle Ages: The Mons Meg …

Dec 6, 2016 · Mons Meg, one of the largest cannons built in the Middle Ages, was employed in sieges for almost 100 years until the middle of the 16th century, after which it was only fired on ceremonial occasions. The bombard was intended as a wedding present to King James II of Scotland, who married Duke Philip’s great niece, Mary of Gueldres, in 1457.

Mons Meg: an Edinburgh Castle medieval siege cannon

Mons Meg, made in Belgium in 1449 for King James II, is a six-tonne, 13ft 4in in length, medieval siege cannon which in its day had a range of almost two miles. This magnificent piece of ordnance stands close to St Margaret’s Chapel, on the Upper Ward of Edinburgh Castle.

Mons Meg - Military Wiki

Mons Meg is a medieval bombard, now located at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. A number of myths and legends have been created over the years regarding its origins, but it appears from the accounts of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy that it was made to his order around 1449 and sent as a gift 8...

Mons Meg; Jehan Cambier of Mons; 1449; Late medieval; …

Mons Meg could fire a 150kg gunstone for up to 3.2km (2 miles). She was one of a pair of giant iron cannons given to James II in 1457 by Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. Her name is taken from the Belgian town of Mons, where she was made in …

Mons Meg - Atlas Obscura

Mar 12, 2013 · Named for the town in Belgium where she was forged around 1449, Mons Meg is the last surviving of the two enormous guns. Originally given to the Scottish king who was marrying the niece,...

Mons Meg - The Historical Marker Database

Mons Meg The world's most famous medieval gun showed the strength and prestige of Scotland's kings. In the Middle Ages, only the wealthiest rulers could afford such cutting-edge military technology. Mons Meg was made from wrought iron near the city of …

Mons Meg Lookout - Edinburgh Castle

The medieval bombard Mons Meg has a barrel diameter of around 20 inches making it one of the largest canons in the World by calibre. With a range of approximately 2.6km it could deliver an 250kg payload about as far as the Botanic Gardens.