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Edinburgh’s Nelson Monument to reopen for first time since Covid

Construction of the monument was completed in about 1816 to commemorate Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar in 1805.

The time ball – which sits on top of the tower – was not added until 1853 as a time signal to ships in Leith and the Firth of Forth.

It would be raised shortly before 13:00 and lowered exactly on the hour via an underground wire connected to the city’s observatory.

However, in 1861, the one o’clock gun was added at Edinburgh Castle in order to provide an audible sign in the event of fog or poor weather obscuring the ball to those at sea.

The ball was damaged in a storm in 2007, before being removed altogether for restoration in 2009.

It was returned a few months later and will be automated when current restoration work is complete.


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