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title: Roaring Meg Mortar
author: Nilfanion
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15167/roaring-meg-mortar/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roaring Meg Mortar

_Authored by Nilfanion_

## Image File

[![Roaring Meg Mortar](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15167.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15167.png)

## Image Caption

The 17th-century mortar "Roaring Meg". On display at Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/).

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roaring_Meg.jpg) by [**Nilfanion**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roaring_Meg.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 January 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.