This gun is a time signal, which fires every day at one o’clock in the afternoon, from the half moon battery at Edinburgh’s Castle. It has been installed there for the ships coming to Edinburgh by the Firth of Forth. As a lighthouse, the gun could be heard from very retired places, and the noise indicated the distance from Edinburgh to those who hear it.
The type of the gun has changed since its establishment in 1861, but since 2001, the gun is a L118 Light gun.
The type of the gun has changed since its establishment in 1861, but since 2001, the gun is a L118 Light gun.
As said before, the gun is used every day, except on Sunday, Good Friday and Christmas day. It is fired by the 105th Regiment Royal Artillery. As you can see and hear in the video below, the gun is nowadays a famous tourist attraction. The present gunner is Jamie (the “Canon”) Shannon.
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