What is recorded here
Firing of the One O'clock Gun, Edinburgh Castle is a castle, fort or tower in City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Perhaps the gun fires at one o'clock to mark time for ships and citizens alike. Maybe the loud report startsles dogs and wakes sleepers across the city. Imagine the sound rolling over rooftops as a daily promise that the castle still lives.
A named place photographed at this map point in City of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Castle, a historic fortress in Scotland, has been held by various rulers since its earliest recorded use in the 12th century. The tradition of firing the One O'clock Gun, established in 1861, originated as a signal for ships in the Firth of Forth to set their chronometers.
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