It was known to throw a 400 pound stone ball two miles.
At least two miles with a 400 pound projectile.
Meg is a 510 mm or 20 inch bombard.
No, it is a bombard or siege cannon.
It is at Edinburgh Castle.
Mons Meg hasn't fired since they broke it with an excessive ceremonial charge in 1680 - over three hundred years ago!
Mons Meg
It was first test fired in 1449.
No.Edinburgh Castle is not called Mons Meg. Mons Meg is the name of a huge historic cannon at Edinburgh Castle.There is no old volcano in Edinburgh (there was igneous activity 350 million years ago, and there are several volcanic plugs), and Auld Reekie is a nickname for the city of Edinburgh itself.
" Meg" "Mons Meg" was the name of an ancient cannon
It weighs 6.6 tons plus carriage.
In British pounds it was 1,536 and 2 shillings.
It was built as a siege cannon, designed to knock down castle walls.