Richard_M Premium Member #1 One o'clock Gun, Edinburgh Castle Fuji XH1 with 1655mm lens Reply Reactions dfom, ErikPloeg, bcirwin and 3 others Richard_R Eclectic eccentric Staff member #2 Nice timing In 1858 it was therefore proposed that a gun be fired on Carlton Hill to signal one o clock There was concern the gun firing would disturb the instruments, so it was decided to fire the gun from Edinburgh Castle A 4,000 feet (1,2 metres) wire connected the time ball on Cartlon Hill to the gun on the Half Moon Battery The original gun was a 64pounder Since 01, a 105mm field gun has instead been fired from the Mills Mount Battery Who fires the gun at Edinburgh Castle?
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