Field Gun and Guard of Honour

at the entrance to

Greyfriars' Churchyard

January 2011

Field Gun and Guard of Honour outside Greyfriars' Bobby's Bar for the ceremony to Greyfriars' Bobby in Greyfriars' Churchyard

©  Copyright: Peter Stubbs                                                                                                                  Photograph taken January 14, 2011

 

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   Field Gun and Guard of Honour outside Greyfriars' Bobby's Bar for the ceremony to Greyfriars' Bobby in Greyfriars' Churchyardd ©

 

Greyfriars

Ceremony

This photo was taken on January 14, 2011, when a ceremony was arranged by the One o' Clock Gun & Time Ball Association to lay a wreath at Greyfriars' Bobby's gravestone in front of Greyfriars' Church.

Greyfriars' Bobby Story

Greyfriars' Bobby  was a Skye terrier that sat at his master's grave  daily for fourteen years, from his master's death in 1858.  He used to leave the grave only for food, recognising the one o'clock gun his signal to go for his lunch.

The one o' clock gun marks its 150th anniversary in 2011.  It has been fired from Edinburgh Castle to indicate the time to shipping in the Firth of Forth and others.   The gun is fired daily, except on Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day.

The Field Gun

The field gun in this photo looks similar to the gun now used (in 2011) to fire the One o' Clock Gun, a 105mm field gun fired from Mills Mount Battery (beside the Café in Edinburgh Castle0 by the District Gunner.

The One o' Clock gun was first fired on June 7, 1861.  It was originally a 64-pounder mounted on Half Moon Battery.

Please click here to read more about the One O'Clock Gun.

Cadets

The cadets, on the left, forming a Guard of Honour at the entrance to Greyfriars' graveyard come from George Heriot's Combined Cadet Force.   The School is situated immediately to the west of the graveyard.

Greyfriars' Bobby Ceremony  -  More Photos

Please click here to see more photos of this Greyfriars' Bobby Ceremony

 

Recollections - One O'Clock Gun

Greyfriars' Church

Edinburgh

 

 

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