Okay, own up

[andrewducker]

Who set Arthur's Seat on fire?

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I did it with my brain.

I was aiming for Holyrood.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Arthur's faulty pocket lighter?

[princealbert.livejournal.com]

VOLCANO

RUN!!!!

[dreema.livejournal.com]

lol

[spacelem.livejournal.com]

Back in 2003, I was up watching the fireworks on the Crags/ Arthur's Seat. Someone had earlier managed to set the Crags alight, but it was a stray firework from our group (Compsoc, Gamesoc types) that set Arthur's Seat alight. The flames were 30 feet high (I guessed, not having a handy ruler), and I remember the burn marks were visible for the next three years. It wasn't the first time this group had managed this feat. I take no responsibility for this of course!

On the other hand, Gauze bushes are very flammable, and I think it's probably safer to allow a fire every now and again, rather than let it grow and become a lethal accident waiting to go off. The fire service used to burn the bushes every year or so, before they stopped for some reason.

[henriksdal.livejournal.com]

Gorse is always on fire, it isn't advisable to purposefully burn it as fire also destroys the accumulated litter underneath and strips the soil of nutrients. But it's a highly flammable plant - a hot day would probably set it off, as would a flicked ciggarette end or Andrew out firestarting like the crazy wild thing he is.

[phillipalden.livejournal.com]

Maybe they didn't like the acting in "Merlin."

[andrewducker]

Ha! Entirely possible!

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

I thought Arthur's Seat regularly catches fire! Especially when if it is dry (which it has been down here, don't know about Edinubrhg! And I left that typo in because - I mean wow, if I tried to get it that wrong, I couldn't!).

[andrewducker]

It is an impressive typo :->

AS does catch fire fairly regularly. Usually over November 5th, if nothing else (see spacelem's response for an example). Just wondering if anyone knew what had happened this time round.