Mons Meg

Mons Meg
Le Canon Mons Meg.

Mons Meg est un canon de grande taille, construit entre 1449 et 1457 par le duc de Bourgogne Philippe III de Bourgogne et donnée en cadeau au roi Jacques II d'Écosse. Le Mons Meg est actuellement situé dans le château d'Édimbourg.


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