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Mons Meg is a medieval bombard located at Edinburgh Castle Scotland. It was built in 1449 on the orders of Philip the Good Duke of Burgundy and sent by him as a gift to King James II of Scotland in 1454. The bombard was employed in sieges until the middle of the 16th century after which it was only fired on ceremonial occasions. It was on one such occasion in 1680 that the barrel burst rendering Mons Meg unusable.
