Image: Mons Meg cannonballs, Edinburgh Castle Scotland

Description: An entry in the royal Treasurer's Accounts for July 1558, when Meg was fired to celebrate the marriage of Queen Mary to the French Dauphin, explains that one ball had to be retrieved from a spot fully two miles from the Castle.
Title: Mons Meg cannonballs, Edinburgh Castle Scotland
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Author: Kim Traynor
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