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Scotland's crown jewel rising from an ancient volcanic crag above the Royal Mile

Firing the One o'clock Gun, Edinburgh Castle. First fired from the castle on 7th of June 1861 as a time signal for shipping in the Firth of Forth and Port of Leith. It is fired every day except Sunday
Firing the One o'clock Gun, Edinburgh Castle. First fired from the castle on 7th of June 1861 as a time signal for shipping in the Firth of Forth and Port of Leith. It is fired every day except… © Alan Findlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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