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Nelsons Monument on Carlton Hill in Edinburgh Scotland. #64500056
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Nelsons Monument on Carlton Hill in Edinburgh Scotland. The Ball is right at the top of its travel so it is just before 1PM. The Time ball added in 1853 was set to lower at 1PM so ships in the Leith harbor could set their chronometers for navigation. It was not entirely successful as fog often made the tower invisible to the ships.