1 O’clock Gun - Edinburgh Castle
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- The 1 O’clock Gun:
Ships in the Firth of Forth once set their maritime clocks by the One o’Clock Gun. The firing of the gun dates back to 1861, when businessman John Hewat brought the idea to Edinburgh from Paris.
The gun is still fired every day at 1pm, except on Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day. Crowds gather to enjoy the spectacle - and the sound often surprises people on Princes Street below.
The original gun was a 64-pounder. Since 2001, a 105mm field gun has instead been fired from the Mills Mount Battery.
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I’ve been fortunate enough to see this in person. No one does drill and ceremony like our cousins in the UK.
He’s got the Monty Python walk down pat😂
Yeah he got the Monty Python style alright, I just hope they consider adding the NI O'Clock gun as well some day.
Never knew this was done. Am American and appreciate knowing about this tradition. Had no idea.
It’s for people to correct their clocks. Over on Carlton hill there’s a sea tower where the orbs are dropped to mark one o’clock. The ships at sea would see and duly correct their time pieces.
It's a great shame that they couldn't stick with a 25pdr. gun howitzer as had been used for years before. There must be usable ones somewhere.