Portuguese cannon
The Portuguese cannon (English. Portuguese Cannon ) is a monument on Calton Hill in the Scottish Edinburgh . The brass cannon was donated to the City of Edinburgh in 1886 and exhibited at the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry . After the end of the fair, it was moved to its current location in 1887. The cannon, which bears a Spanish coat of arms, was probably cast in the early 15th century. It came to the Portuguese colonies and Southeast Asia before 1785 , where it came into the possession of the King of Arkan, the ruler of a small state on the west coast of today's Burma . After the invasion in 1885 , the cannon came into British possession.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Portuguese cannon in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ www.edinphoto.org.uk
- ↑ Local information board
- ↑ Local information board
Coordinates: 55 ° 57 '16.6 " N , 3 ° 10' 59.2" W.