![Edinburgh Castle on X: "#DYK Mons Meg was fired for Mary Queen of Scots wedding; the blast shattered nearby windows http://t.co/UZcZZab72z http://t.co/uZHmGGZMBo" / X Edinburgh Castle on X: "#DYK Mons Meg was fired for Mary Queen of Scots wedding; the blast shattered nearby windows http://t.co/UZcZZab72z http://t.co/uZHmGGZMBo" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7UVlPrIEAAXGDb.jpg)
Edinburgh Castle on X: "#DYK Mons Meg was fired for Mary Queen of Scots wedding; the blast shattered nearby windows http://t.co/UZcZZab72z http://t.co/uZHmGGZMBo" / X
Edinburgh Castle - On this day in 1829 Mons Meg returned to the castle after 75 years away at The Tower of London. Mons Meg was once seen as cutting edge military
![Mons Meg Cannon - Edinburgh Caste. A medieval weapon of mass destruction (!) made to the order of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy circa 1449 and sent as a gift to King Mons Meg Cannon - Edinburgh Caste. A medieval weapon of mass destruction (!) made to the order of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy circa 1449 and sent as a gift to King](https://cdn.superstock.com/4220/Comp/4220-20415725.webp)