Aniversary

Saturday 18th July marks the anniversary of the death of Chief Master Gunner Findlay. The gunner worked with Professor Piazzi Smyth and Frederick James Ritchie to set up the One o’clock Gun in 1861.

Although he was given a full military funeral like the wives of many Army veterans, his widow could not afford to provide a headstone for her husband. Nearly a century and a half later, thanks to Patricia Neish a direct decendant of the gunner, a headstone was set up in St. Cuthbert’s graveyard.

In June 2006 the One o’clock Gun Association held a ceremony at the cemetery to unveil the headstone. The photograph shows the District Gunner Sgt. Shannon with the Colour Party following the historic event.

Visitors from all over the world will be arriving in Scotland to take part in the Gathering which takes place on the 25th and 26th July in the Queen’s Park. We recommend that gunners and visitors interested in the history of Edinburgh Castle pay a visit to the historic church which is situated at the city’s west end.