The recently conserved time ball on the Nelson Monument, Calton Hill, is a classic example by a fine manufacturer (Maudslay,Sons and Field), in near original condition, conserved to the highest ...

The popular 32-metre-high attraction has now been closed whilst a team of specialist engineers work to refurbish the structure’s famous time ball - a rare naval navigation system that helped ...

Calton Hill’s Nelson Monument is set to welcome ... This will allow for refurbishment of the time ball – which was added in 1853 and is lowered as the one o’clock gun is fired from Edinburgh ...

With Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh Castle and the sea in sight, some visitors say the best time to go is during sunset or sunrise. Calton Hill is less than a mile from the Royal Mile and less than a ...