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DATELINE 1PM - ARTILLERY FIRE HEARD OVER EDINBURGH Aka, the one o'clock gun, which locals ignore entirely as it's every single day but always surprises a touri
by pjc50 10mo ago
DATELINE 1PM - ARTILLERY FIRE HEARD OVER EDINBURGH
Aka, the one o'clock gun, which locals ignore entirely as it's every single day but always surprises a tourist: https://www.edinburghcastle.scot/see-and-do/highlights/one-oclock-gun/ https://www.edinburghcastle.scot/see-and-do/highlights/one-o... . There is actually a small barracks on the site as well, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redford_Barracks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redford_Barracks ; the city as a whole contains a few more barracks for various units, including a signals unit conveniently located near the main telephone exchange.
- arethuza 10mo agoRedford Barracks is quite a bit out from the centre of Edinburgh - hardly "on the site"?
- pjc50 10mo ago.. correct, a good old fashioned non-AI mis-googling error. The castle barracks is the "New Barracks", so called because it was built in 1799, and I saw the blocky stonework construction and went "close enough". Sources are a bit vague on how currently used it is. https://edinburghtourist.co.uk/questions/who-lives-edinburgh-castle/ https://edinburghtourist.co.uk/questions/who-lives-edinburgh...