In 1701, cockfighting – the most popular sport in Scotland at that time – was banned from the streets of Edinburgh because huge crowds were bringing traffic to a halt.
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1. The Edinburgh Castle Gun (Edinbugh Facts/Facts about Edinburgh)
The One o'Clock Gun in Edinburgh Castle fires every day at exactly One o'clock except on Sundays. The gun in the Castle is a 'time gun' intended to help ships' captains set their chronometers to the exact time.
