Guest House B & B Edinburgh Edinburgh has a large selection of place to stay from one night. Apartments, Hotels, Guest Houses and Bed and Breakfast accommodation. Below is a selection of B&B's and Guest Houses in the Edinburgh city centre post codes EH1, EH2 and EH3. Guest Houses Atlas Guest House 30 London Street Edinburgh EH3 6 NA City of Edinburgh Scotland 07783 902214 Edinburgh Bed and Breakfast Scott House 6 Broughton Place Edinburgh EH1 3RX City of Edinburgh Scotland 07722080138 Guest Houses Elder York Guest House 38 Elder Street Edinburgh EH1 3DX City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 1926 Edinburgh Bed and Breakfast Royal Mile Bed and Breakfast 227 High Street Royal Mile Edinburgh EH1 1PE City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 557 5917 Guest Houses Queen Charlotte Guest House 45 Queen Street Edinburgh EH2 3NH City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 226 2000 Edinburgh Bed and Breakfast Emmaus House Bed and Breakfast 14 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ‎ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 228 9413 Guest Houses Armadillo Guest House 12 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 229 6457 Guest Houses Ivy Braveheart Guest House 26 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 221 9192 Guest Houses Balmore Guest House 34 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 221 1331 Guest Houses Adam Drysdale Guest House 38 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 228 8952 Guest Houses Averon Guest House 44 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 229 9932 Guest Houses Valentine Guest House 19 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NE City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 229 5622 Guest Houses Cruachan Guest House 53 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NT‎ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 229 6219 Guest Houses Castle Park Guest House 75 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NU City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 229 1215 Edinburgh Bed and Breakfast Capital West End 3 Torphichen Street Edinburgh EH3 8HX City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 229 1204 Guest Houses Ailsa Guest House 11 Eyre Place Edinburgh EH3 5ES City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 1433 Guest Houses Ardenlee Guest House 9 Eyre Place Edinburgh EH3 5ES City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 2838 Guest Houses Dene Guest House 7 Eyre Place Edinburgh EH3 5ES City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 2700 Guest Houses Eyre Guest House 5 Eyre Place Edinburgh EH3 5ES City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 3025 Edinburgh Bed and Breakfast Chester Street Apartments 22 Chester Street Edinburgh EH3 7RA City of Edinburgh Scotland 07957 558 658 Golfers Hotels

Chambers Street Edinburgh extended from Candlemaker Row to what is now Infirmary Street at High School Yards and was called Jamaica Street. (Ainslie’s map of Edinburgh 1580 – 1919). It became Chambers Street in 1867 named after William Chambers Lord Provost Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1865 to 1869 Chambers Street Edinburgh Attractions Guthrie Street The streets are all part of the old town area all with street names being changed. The First known name for the street which extended from Candlemaker Row at George IV Bridge included Chambers Street and Infirmary Street finishing in High School Yards was called Jamaica Street. (Ainslie’s map of Edinburgh 1580 – 1919). It was changed to Chambers Street in 1867 after William Chambers Lord Provost of Edinburgh for four years. The main attraction in Chambers Street is the National Museum of Scotland. National Museum of Scotland Chambers Street Edinburgh The National Museum of Scotland houses outstanding international collections from Science and Industry, The Natural World, Decorative Arts plus the History of Scotland from its geological beginnings to the 21st century and many other wonderful and interesting exhibits. The museum was modernised after a 2 year closure and was re-opened in July 2011. There are two parts to the building, the former Museum of Scotland and the modern extension of the building opened in 1998. The former Royal Museum opened in 1866. There are many things for adults and children to do and see on a cold wet summer day, such as becoming an astronaut. The museum is on 7 floors and has lifts and stairways connecting each area. Enter the Museum from the new extension and you will come across Sir Jackie Stewart’s Formula One Car. There is also a café and restaurant. Entry is free. National Museum Old Dental Hospital Chamber Street NON NOBIS SOLUM SED OMNIBUS Translation; people should contribute to the general greater good of humanity, apart from their own interests. The Edinburgh Dental Hospital and teaching School was formed in Chambers Street 1878. Due to the patient numbers it moved to Lauriston Lane in 1889. It returned to Chamber Street in 1894. A split between The Dental Hospital and teaching facility took place in 1948 when the Dental Hospital became part of the NHS and the Teaching School joined the University of Edinburgh. It closed and moved to Lauriston Place in 1997 William Chambers Statue Chambers Street Edinburgh The statue of William Chambers stands at the National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street. William Chambers was the Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1865 to 1869. Look at the panels on the base of the statue. He was a bookseller, printer and publisher. He was also responsible for the restoration of St Giles Cathedral. Chambers Street was named after him in 1867. The picture below shows the statue of William Chambers. The Statue was renovated and moved from the centre of the road a few years ago William Playfair Chambers Street Edinburgh William Playfair Born Benvie Dundee 1790 – 1857 The Statue of William Playfair Stands outside the National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street close to the Playfair Library in the University of Edinburgh Building. William Playfair was a renowned architect and a leader of architectural methods. National Museum of Scotland Inside The School of Arts of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt history was started as the School of Arts of Edinburgh by Scottish businessman Leonard Horner on 16 October 1821 in Niddry Street as the world's first mechanics' institute, providing working men with education in technical subjects. They moved to a building in Adam Square in 1837. In 1852 it changed name to Watt Institution and School of Arts. The statue of Watt was unveiled in May 1854 Adam Square was demolished in 1870 for Chamber street to be built, they then moved to 25 Chambers Street in 1874. The Watt Institution officially became Heriot-Watt College in 1885 when they merged with The George Heriot Trust. The statue remained on Chambers Street until 1990, when it was moved to its current location at Heriot-Watt’s Riccarton Campus. Crown Office , 23 – 25 Chambers Street, Edinburgh was the site of Edinburgh’s Phrenological museum. It then became Heriot Watt College and the Crown Office. George Heriot ; A goldsmith and banker to King James VI, who left his fortune to fund education in Edinburgh. Leonard Horner; An educational and social reformer who founded the trailblazing Edinburgh School of Arts in 1821, the world’s first mechanics’ institute. George Combe President of the Edinburgh Phrenological Society, Lawyer and was a Scottish lawyer and a spokesman of the phrenological movement for over 20 years. He founded the Edinburgh Phrenological Society with his brother Andrew Combe in 1820 and wrote The Constitution of Man in 1828. The four heads of prominent contributors to the Society of Phrenology: Franz Joseph Gall, Johann Spurzheim, George Combe and Andrew Combe originally this was the main door to the museum No23 which closed in 1887. George Combe Andrew Combe Johann Spurzheim Franz Joseph Gall A medical school opened at 20 Chambers Street in 1878, featuring anatomical teaching by James Cossar Ewart. 16 Chamber Street French-Renaissance styled building was built in 1878 and opened as a teacher training college. 16 Chamber Street 20 Chambers Street Guthrie Street | College Wynd Guthrie Street was built to replace College Wynd and was named after Dr Thomas Guthrie the founder of the first Ragged School in 1841, which can be seen in Ramsay Lane of Castlehill Royal Mile Edinburgh. Guthrie Street is a link between Chambers Street and the Cowgate Edinburgh. There are steps from Chamber Street to Guthrie Street which was previously Horse Wynd before Chamber Street was built. Horse Wynd Joined Potterrow with the Cowgate. Walter Scott was born in College Wynd which was demolished and replaced with modern housing. The plaque can be seen on the wall at the corner of Guthrie Street and Chambers Street is to signify the location of the house where Sir Walter Scott was born in August 1771. Walter Scott's Birthplace Stone Guthrie Street Edinburgh Next - Grayfriars Kirk Edinburgh

Tyninghame Village named after monks circa 700AD (village of the dwellers by the Tyne) With a main House village hall River Estuary(Tyne) golden sand beaches situated between North Berwick and Dunbar. Tyninghame Attractions East Lothian Tyninghame Smithy East Lothian St Baldred, first came to the area circa 700 AD and opened a monastery and religious community. The Monastery was attacked by Danes in 941 and was left in ruins. Circ 1150 a church was built close to the estuary of the River Tyne and soon there was a village which was named Tyninghame or "village of the dwellers by the Tyne". Tyninghame House East Lothian Tyninghame was given in a charter to the monks of St Cuthberts in 1094. The Lands around Tyninghame became the property of the Earls of Haddington in 1628 and later circa 1700 the 6th Earl and his with landscaped the area by planting trees. A year later the village was demolished by the Earl and moved as he felt it spoilt the view from his house. The 9th Earl modernised the house having turrets and spires added circa 1830. Tyninghame Village Hall East Lothian he Tyninghame village hall is at the centre of this small idyllic village in East Lothian. The VIllage was was moved in from its original position by the Laird of the big house as it was spoiling his view. The village hall was built circa 1840 originally the old bakers house. Tyne River Estuary East Lothian It rises in the Moorfoot Hills in Midlothian near Tynehead and runs approximately 30 miles to its estuary with the firth of forth near Tyninghame, where the village originally got its name. The remains of the old church which was built at the mouth of the Tyne is now just a ruin. Tyninghame Beach East Lothian This must be one of Scotland's top beaches with golden sand and a fantastic view of the Bass Rock. Tyninghame Beach sits between St Baldred's Cradle and Limetree each on the east coast Take a turn towards the sea at Newmains cOttages on the A198 follow the road to Scougall campsite. St Baldred's Cradle East Lothian St Baldred's Cradle at Ravensheugh Sands is the rocky (outcrop) headland where an ancient cairn (stone mound) can be seen. this is a great view point for the east coast. This is a great geological place to see down the centuries in the rock formation. Kirklandhill Standing Stone East Lothian Kirklandhill standing stone is one of two standing stones next to each other on the A1 both are in the region of 11 foot where most standing stones are about 9 foot in height. Kirkland Standing Stone is (11 foot) 3.35m high. Next - Dunbar

Greyfriars Graveyard Tour attractions of the famous residents of Edinburgh that were buried in the Greyfriars Kirk Graveyard. Stories of Ghosts and supernatural events when walking past tombs and graves of the departed. The first grave at the gates Greyfriars Bobby dog icon of Edinburgh. Greyfriars Graveyard Tour Greyfriars Kirk Graveyard Edinburgh Greyfriars Graveyard Tour is my selection of the famous residents of Edinburgh that were buried in the Greyfriars Kirk Graveyard. Greyfriars Kirk opened in 1620 the graveyard was in existence as a municipal burial ground from 1562. The Friars were given the lands circa 1470 and the original friary was destroyed by the Reformers in 1559. Stories of Ghosts and and supernatural events when walking past Mausoleums, Tombs and Graves of the departed. The first grave at the gates Greyfriars Bobby dog icon of Edinburgh. The Judge who sentenced 100's to death, Tom Riddle A.K.A Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter), John Porteous hanged, James Borthwick the tombstone with the skeleton from 1675, Allan Ramsay Poet, Joseph Black, William Creech and Mary Erskine, George Watson, James Craig (architect), John Bayne. This was where the affluent were interned. Look inside the Kirk where the museum can be found. Greyfriars Graveyard Tour Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh John Kay 1742 – 1826 Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh John Kay is buried in Grayfriars Burial Ground Edinburgh. He was a well-known figure around Edinburgh Born in 1742 in Dalkeith Midlothian. He began his working life at 13 becoming an apprentice to the local Barber. At 19 he moved to a Barbers shop in Edinburgh. He loved sketching and painting. His free time was taken up in what was to become what he was remember by. John Kay was a painter of miniatures and caricaturist. Through his paintings and Sketches the people of Edinburgh through the Enlightenment are still visible due to John Kay. There is a plaque on the wall in the High Street Edinburgh where he lived (Geddes’ Entry). John Kay died in Edinburgh on 21 February 1826 and was laid to rest in Grayfriars Burial Ground. Many of his caricature drawings were purchased by the subject he had drawn in the sole purpose of being able to destroy it. William McGonagall (Professor Minerva McGonagall) Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh William McGonagall is also buried in Grayfriars burial ground. Known in his time as the world’s worst poet me died in South College Street Edinburgh. He wrote circa 200 poems, which including as some of the worst ever written in English literature. William was born in 1825 and lived most of his life in Dundee. He performed in front of the rich and famous and royalty a very popular literary figure of his time. Sir William Topaz McGonagall inspirational name of the head of Gryffindor House, Professor Minerva McGonagall. His grave stone can be found in the far left corner of Grayfriars near to Heriot's School (Hogwarts) Gates. Greyfriars Bobby Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh Greyfriars Bobby was a Skye terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh after spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner, John Gray. Bobby himself died in 1872. A year later a statue was erected at the top of Candlemaker Row across from the Greyfriars Kirkyard. There is also a red granite headstone in Greyfriars kirkyard near the gate. Have a stroll around the Greyfriars Kirkyard and see many famous and powerful people of old Edinburgh. Greyfriars Bobby died 14th January 1872 age 16 years. Let his loyalty and devotion be a lesson to us all. James Borthwick James Borthwick of Stow was the world's first Apothecary Surgeon he was born in 1615 and died in 1675. In 1657 he became the first apothecary Surgeon and teacher of anatomy George Mackenzie (The Covenanter’s Judge) Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh Rosehaugh Close (now Melrose Close named after Sir George MacKenzie of Rosehaugh King’s Advocate. Sir George McKenzie (George Bloody Mackenzie) is still known today due to his tomb in Greyfriars which is said to be haunted. George Mackenzie was the judge that sentenced the Covenanters to death. The spirit of George MacKenzie is said to cause bruising, bites and cuts on those who come into contact with the spirit or touch his tomb. Some visitors have reported feeling strange sensations. The Poltergeist seems to only attack people that are in the Covenanters Prison area which is now kept locked. Contact the kirk museum regards entry. Robert Chieslie Greyfriars Graveyard Walter Chieslie of Dalry built Dalry House (Orwell Place Edinburgh) in 1661 he was father to Robert Chieslie, who became was Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1694 -96. He was one of the Darien Scheme investors who lost a fortune and died in the Edinburgh Asylum at Bristo. He is buried in Grayfriars burial ground in the mausoleum of Advocate George ‘Bloody’ MacKenzie. His brother John is also interned in the same tomb. John was guilty of murdering Lord Carnwath. This is the most hunted grave in Greyfriars with three ghosts. Sir Robert Sibbald 1641 – 1722 Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh Sir Robert Sibbald was Physician to King Charles II and first Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh, President of the Royal College of Physicians 1648 – 1685 and co-founder of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Thomas Riddell (Riddle) Lord Voldemort Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh Tom Marvolo Riddle known to be a Dark Wizard and enemy of Harry Potter. Tom Marvolo Riddle, was born and raised in a Muggle orphanage, but eventually attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (1938-1945). He changed his name to Lord Voldemort. It is said the character’s name was inspired by the tombstone in Grayfriars burial ground. Covenanters Prison (The Presbyterians) Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh The National Covenant signed in Greyfriars in 1638, promised to defend Presbyterianism from intervention by the crown. Through the gates is the part of the Greyfriar’s Kirkyard which was once in 1679 a prison for more than 1000 supporters of the National Covenant, who had been defeated by Government forces at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge 22 June 1679. They were imprisoned for more than 4 months with little or no food and no shelter, some were tried and executed, others died in prison, some escaped and others were set free after signing a bond of loyalty to the crown. In November 1679 the remaining 257 prisoners were taken to Leith and place aboard a ship that was bound for the American Colonies, however all but 48 were drowned when the ship was wrecked of the coast of Orkney. Nine of the 48 were said to have escaped. The area of the prison was much larger than it is now as it took in where houses have been built and new graves were installed here in 1705 when the graveyard required more space for the Edinburgh people. The Covenanters (Presbyterians) immigrated to North America in the early 1700s and William Tennant founded the Log College in Neshaminy Pennsylvania in 1735. The Covenanters of North America became the members of the reformed Presbyterian Church. The inscription on the plaque at the side of the gates to the Covenanters’ Prison reads; THE COVENANTERS’ PRISON Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh Behind these gates lies part of the Greyfriars Kirkyard which was used in 1679 as a prison for more than one thousand supporters of the National Covenant who had been defeated by Government forces at the battle of Bothwell Brig on 22 June. For more than four months these men were held here without any shelter, each man being allowed 4 ounces of bread a day. Kindly citizens were sometimes able to give them more food. Some of the prisoners died here, some were tried and executed for treason, some escaped, and some were freed after signing a bond of loyalty to the Crown. All those who were persecuted and died for their support of the National Covenant in the reigns of Charles II and James VII are commemorated by the Martyrs’ Memorial on the north-eastern wall of the Kirkyard. The Covenant, which was first signed in Greyfriars Kirk in 1638, promised to defend Presbyterianism from intervention by the Crown. In November 1679 the remaining 257 men, who had been sentenced to transportation overseas, were taken to Leith and placed on board a ship bound for the American colonies; nearly all were drowned when this ship was wrecked in the Orkney islands (where there is a monument in their memory), but 48 of the prisoners survived. The section of the Kirkyard used to imprison the Covenanters lay outside the existing south wall, and included the area now covered by buildings on Forrest Row. The area behind the gate was laid out for burials in 1705 and contains many fine monuments, but these did not exist at the time of the prison. This plaque has been provided by the Greyfriars Kirkyard Trust with the support of the Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association. In the Covenanter's Prison Mary Erskine Greyfriars Graveyard Mary Erskine married in 1661, a writer of the signet (advocate). He unfortunately died 10 years later. Mary remarried Chemist with his own apothecary but he also died prematurely. With the money she had accumulated she opened a bank and amassed a large fortune, which she gifted money to the Edinburgh Merchant Company who establish the first hospital (boarding school) for girls, named The Merchant Maidens Hospital which opened in the Cowgate in the Merchants Hall which was situated where the arch of the George IV Bridge now stands in 1694. In 1704 she opened a further Hospital for girls, The Trades Maiden Hospital. Its first location was on Jamaica Street next to Argyll Square (Chamber Street and West College Street). It remained there until 1855, when it moved out to a villa named Rillbank. Edinburgh Sick Children’s Hospital now occupies the site. In 1892 it moved again to Ashfield, on Grange Loan. At the west corner of Blackford Avenue. The latest move was to 61 Melville Street in 1975 and its new home was renamed Ashfield in commemoration of its former premises. In the Covenanter's Prison James Hutton Greyfriars Graveyard James Hutton was born in Edinburgh in 1726 and died in Edinburgh 1797 age 70 years. At the age of 14 years he became a student of the University of Edinburgh he went on to travel to France where he became a doctor of medicine. He then went to London and then returned to Edinburgh. He continued the study of the Earth as geology and meteorology were his great interest. Hutton was part of the Edinburgh Enlightenment and as a scientist was regularly seen with Adam Smith, David Hume John Playfair and Joseph Black another famous scientist. His magnum opus was the theory of the earth which made the foundations to Geology James Hutton has been known as the Father of Modern Geology. Joseph Black Greyfriars Graveyard Joseph Black was a physicist and chemist who discovered magnesium, latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide. In 1757 Joseph Black was appointed Regius Professor of the Practice of Medicine at the University of Glasgow and in 1766 he became Professor of Medicine and Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. Both the University of Edinburgh and Glasgow have chemistry buildings named after him. Joseph Black was part of the Edinburgh Enlightenment and was at the gathering when Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns met for the only time. In the Covenanter's Prison Joseph Black’s Plaque The inscription reads, "Joseph Black, Doctor of Medicine,-born in France, but a British subject, his father being a native of Ireland, and his mother of Scotland,-first a student in the University of Glasgow, and afterwards in that of Edinburgh, was a most distinguished Professor of Chemistry in both Universities; a felicitous interpreter of nature; acute, cautious, and skilful in research; eloquent in description; the first discoverer of carbonic acid and latent heat,- died in the 71st year of his age, AD 1799. His friends, who were wont to esteem his worth and abilities, have sought to mark out the spot which contains his body by this marble, as long as it shall last." Joseph Black's death in 1799. William Creech FRSE Greyfriars Graveyard William Creech was the main book publisher in Edinburgh. He was also a printer, bookseller, politician and Edinburgh’s Lord Provost in 1811. He was also a freemason and friends with Dr T Blacklock and Henry MacKenzie, both invited Robert Burns to Edinburgh. They introduced William Creech to Burns and he became his publisher and published the first Edinburgh edition of Robert Burns' poems 650 copies sold out in the first day to lodge members. William Adam Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh William Adam was born in Fife in 1689 and was one of Scotland’s greatest architects and he could also be said to be one of the first true entrepreneurs with many varied business interests. He died in 1747 and his son John Adam designed and built the family mausoleum in 1753 in Grayfriars. One of his best house designs that he built was for Robert Dundas when he built Arniston house for the Viscount in 1726. Mort Safes Greyfriars Graveyard Mort safes were a form of cage over a grave to stop the grave robbers from taking the bodies and selling them to the Medical College to be used to teach the students human anatomy. This was before the 1832 Anatomy Act regulated the legal supply of corpses for medical science. Captain John Porteous Greyfriars Graveyard The killing of John Porteous Captain of the City Guard. Three robbers were caught and imprisoned for carrying out a robbery. William Hall, George Robertson and Andrew Wilson. At their trial William Hall was sentenced to transportation to the colonies for life, but Andrew Wilson and George Robertson were sentenced to hang and were imprisoned in the Tolbooth in Edinburgh’s High Street awaiting execution. George Robertson escaped and made his way out of Britain. However, Andrew Wilson was to be publicly hanged in the Grassmarket in April of 1736. On the day of the execution a riot began and the City guard was called out, led by Captain John Porteous. Due to the rioting Captain John Porteous instructed his men to fire above the heads of the crowd, this made the riot even more heated, the shots from the city guard had hit and killed onlookers that were watching the proceedings from their windows. With the crowd getting even more violent, Captain Porteous gave the order to shoot into the crowd, which resulted in more deaths. Later that day Captain John Porteous was arrested and charged with murder. At his trial on 5 July 1736, he was convicted by a unanimous decision and found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. The execution took place in the Grassmarket on 8 September 1736. Walter Geikie Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh Walter Geikie was born in 1795 a deaf painter and founder of the first deaf church and deaf society. His true memorial can be seen in our city art galleries and in the quality of life and dignity accorded to deaf citizens of Edinburgh today. Walter Geikie loved to sketch street scenes in ink and of real life. Union Carbide Gas Disaster Memorial Plaque Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh In memory of almost 4000 deaths and 40,000 people disabled maimed or suffering serious illness from the gas leak in December 1984 in Bhopal India. "never think you stand alone" George Buchanan 1506 - 1582 Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh George Buchanan, was born in Stirling in 1506 and died in Edinburgh in 1582. He followed the Calvinist theory throughout his life. A Humanist scholar, fluent in Latin, he travelled and was a teacher in France and Portugal. Teaching both Mary Queen of Scots and her son King James VI. He was a renowned writer of poetry, plays and other literary works. He was the Keeper of the Privy Seal. He also conspired with Elizabeth I to have Mary Queen of Scots arrested which led to her execution. His work ‘Rerum Scoticarum historia’ (The History of Scotland) completed just prior to his death in 1582 Allan Ramsay (1686–1758) Greyfriars Graveyard Allan Ramsay was a trained Wigmaker and poet. He died in Ramsay Lodge, Ramsay Garden on Castlehill where he spent the last years of his life. In 1725 he opened the first lending library in the High Street Edinburgh which was the first lending library in Britain. Allan was born in Lanarkshire in the west of Scotland on 15 October 1686. He died on 7th January 1758. Allan Ramsay established the Jacobite Literary Society in 1712. He became a bookseller in 1721 which he retired from in 1740. He is remember mostly for being a pioneer in the use of the Scots Language in contemporary poetry. James Craig Greyfriars Graveyard James Craig was the winning architect of the design for Edinburgh’s new town a competition held by King George III. He was only 23 years of age when he won but never saw the end result as he died prior to its completion. John Byrne Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh John Byrne’s tomb is built into the wall of Grayfriars burial ground. John Byrne He was a writer to the signet (solicitor to the King) and a wealthy landowner. He was born in (1620) Pitcarlie Fife which is just north of Auchtermuchty. The Tomb was built by his surviving wife in 1684 three years after his death. George Watson Greyfriars Graveyard George Watson was born in Edinburgh in 1654 and had a long and successful career as an accountant and merchant banker. He became the first accountant of the Bank of Scotland. On his death he bequeathed money to the Edinburgh Merchant Company to open a Hospital (boarding School) for the poor children of Edinburgh. The School is still in existence to this day. George Watson died on 3 April 1723. This memorial was erected | In 1991 to mark the 250th | Anniversary of the opening | of George Watson’s Hospital and the 120th anniversary | of George Watson’s Ladies’ | College the forerunners | of | George Watson’s College. George Watson who founded the College was born in Edinburgh in 1654 and died in 1723. The School opened in 1741 in Lauriston Place opposite George Heriot’s School. The Boys school moved to its present building in Colinton Road in 1932. George Foulis of Ravelstoun Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh George Foulis purchased the Ravelstoun Estate in 1620. Where he built a tower house in 1622 where he lived with his wife Janet Bannatyne. An inscription on a lintel reads GF- NE QUID NIMIS 1622 JB. These inscriptions are found on most old houses showing the initials of the owners, when they moved in, or when they married. In this case (GF) George Foulis NE QUID NIMIS (Nothing in excess) 1622 year house built (JB) Janet Bannatyne. In the grounds is Ravelston Tower, the stair-tower of Old Ravelston House. George Foulis, laird of Ravelstoun (Ravelston) was born in 1569 the second son of Sir James Foulis of Colinton. George Foulis became a Bailie (Councillor) of the city of Edinburgh. He married Janet Bannatyne (1603). George Foulis died in 1633 and is buried in Grayfriars Burial Ground. Covenanters' Memorial Monument Grayfriars Kirk Edinburgh Halt, passenger, take heed what you do see This tomb doth shew, for what sane men did do Here lies interr’d the dust of those who stood ‘Gainst perjury, resisting unto blood. Adhering to the Covenant, and laws Establishing the same, which was the cause Then lives were sacrificed unto the lust Of Prelatists abjured. Though here their dust Lies mixt with murderers, and other crew Whom justice justly did to death pursue. But as for them, no cause was to be found Worthy of death, but only they were found. Constant and stedfast zealous as For the Prerogative of CHRIST their KING. Which truths were sealed by famous Guthrie’s head And all along to Mr Renwick’s blood They did endure the wrath of [?enemies] Reproaches torments deaths and injustice But yet they‘re those who and now triumph in glory with the LAMB. From May 27th 1661, that the most noble Marquis of Argyle was beheaded, to the 17 th of Febry 1688 that Mr James Renwick suffered, were one way or other Murdered and Destroyed for the same Cause, about Eighteen thousand of whom were execute in Edinburgh about a Hundred of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Minister, and Others noble Martyrs for JESUS CHRIST. The most of them lie here. A stone open bible once stood below the inscription. The Plaque shows what was written on the open pages. Rev.VI.9 AND WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE FIFTH SEAL, I SAW UNDER THE ALTER THE SOULS OF THEM THAT WERE SLAIN FOR, THE WORD OF GOD, AND FOR THE TESTIMONT WHICH THEY HELD; AND THEY CRIED WITH A LOUD VOICE, SAYING, HOW LONG, O LORD, HOLY AND TRUE, DOST THOU NOT JUDGE & AVENGE OUR BLOOD ON THEM THAT DWELL ON THE EARTH? AND WHITE ROBES WERE GIVEN TO EVERY ONE OF THEM AND IT WAS SAID UNTO THEM THAT THEY SHOULD REST YET FOR A LITTLE SEASON UN TIL THERE FELLOW-SERVANTS ALSO AND THEIR BRETHREN, THAT SHOULD BE KILLED AS THEY WERE, SHOULD BE FULFILLED. REV.VII.14. THESE ARE THEY WHICH CAME OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION, AND HAVE WASHED THEIR ROBES, AND MADE THEM WHITE IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB. CHAP.2nd.10. BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE. Next - Candlemakers' Row

Edinburgh has a number of distilleries and Breweries that you can tour and taste the products. Tour the Rosebank Single Malt Distillery or a Brewery or visit a Whisky Experience in the city Centre. Eden Mill +Johnnie Walker both in City Centre. Distillery and Brewery Whisky and Bear Attractions and Tours The Beginning of whisky in 1505 the Guild of Barbers and Surgeons were granted distilling ‘Aqua Vitae’ Water of Life in Edinburgh by James IV of Scotland. Whatever part of Edinburgh you are in there would have been someone distilling spirits legally or illegally. Some of the names that will still be known today Distillers Company Limited was founded in Torphichen Street Edinburgh circa 1877 (now known as Diageo) George Ballantine, who founded Ballantine’s Whisky in Edinburgh Andrew Usher Jr founder of North British distillery 1880 which is still open in Gorgie Edinburgh John Haig in 1804 Bonnington Distillery William Sanderson & Sons VAT 69 from 1882. Whisky Distillery and Brewery Attractions and Tours Origins of Whisky Johnnie Walker Story Edinburgh has a long history with distilling and brewing. Once the largest brewery in Europe stood in Fountainbridge and Leith had whisky bond warehouses everywhere. All now gone. There are still a number of distilleries and micro breweries in Edinburgh and soon Edinburgh is to have the Johnnie Walker Experience on Princes Street Diageo's flagship visitor centre. Another recent addition in Edinburgh is Holyrood Distillery which started distilling again after almost 100 years. Here are two places one at the shore and the other near the city centre that I can recommend for a large selection of Malt Whiskies food and great atmosphere Teuchters Landing Malt Whisky Bar 1c Dock Place Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LU Scotland Athletic Arms Locally known as 'Diggers' Malt Whisky Bar 1-3 Angle Park Terrace Edinburgh EH11 2JX Scotch Whisky Experience 354 Castlehill Royal Mile Edinburgh EH1 2NE Eden Mill Whisky Experience 1A, Rutland Place, Edinburgh EH1 2AD Tartan Weaving Mill Whisky Experience 555 Castlehill Royal Mile Edinburgh EH1 2ND Johnnie Walker Experience Princes Street West End Edinburgh Whisky Distillery Tours Scottish Single Malt Whisky Tours Six of the Best Single Malt Whiskies, already tried the Whisky now come to where it’s made, in the Highlands of Scotland. See where the water of life originates. From the Burn to the Bottle. Tour a Malt Whisky distillery and find out its history. Now the good part. Tasting the great nectar of Scotland. No Drinking and Driving. Rosebank Distillery Single Malt Whisky Camelon Road Falkirk FK1 5SQ ( Only 27 miles from Edinburgh ) Rosebank opened in 1840 by James Rankine on the banks of the Forth & Clyde Canal in the heart of the Lowlands. The distillery was founded by James Rankine a local wine merchant, and within forty years the Rankines were shipping their whisky around the world. Rosebank whisky is a non peated, triple distilled, Lowland Single Malt. It is considered one of the finest Lowland malt whiskies due to the fruity floral style produced through triple distillation. Tours of the Distillery and Tastings start from 75 minutes up to 3 hours. Macallan Distillery Single Malt Whisky Easter Elchies, Craigellachie AB38 9RX The Macallan single malt whisky licensed in 1824, distributed around the world. Made for centuries on the Macallan (Maghellan) Estate. The Macallan distillery is where the high quality single malt is made using oak casks that gives the unique taste no other whisky has. A taste not to be missed, arrange a tailor made tour of this unique distillery. Glenlivet Distillery Single Malt Whisky Castleton of Blairfindy, Ballindalloch AB37 9DB A name known around the world, Glenlivet near Ballindalloch, Moray, Scotland in the Sp eyside region. George IV on his visit to Scotland and drank the famous malt (illegal at that time). Glenlivet became the oldest legal distillery in the parish of Glenlivet. Producing single malt Scotch whisky under license since 1824. Whilst in Ballindalloch, why not visit the Ballindalloch Castle and Gardens since the 16th century. The water that makes Glenlivet special comes from ‘Josie's Well’, and other springs near the distillery. Glenfiddich Distillery Single Malt Whisky Dufftown, Banffshire AB55 4DH Glenfiddich Malt Whisky has been produced by the Grant family since its foundi ng in 1887. The Distillery was literally built by hand, by the family taking a year to build. Named by William Grant after the land purchased to build the distillery on ‘Glenfiddich’ Gaelic ‘Valley of The Deer’. The water source is from the famous Robbie Dhu Spring Glenmorangie Distillery Single Malt Whisky Tain, Glen Morangie, Ross-Shire IV19 1PZ William and Ann Matheson had a dream which they fulfilled in 1843, when they founded the Glenmorangie Distillery. The Tarlogie Springs are the source of the unique waters that give the fruity taste to Glenmorangie Malt Whisky. Glenmorangie Whisky has been produced on the site since its founding. Aberlour Distillery Single Malt Whisky Main Street, Aberlour AB38 9PJ Aberlour Distillery was first founded by the Grants in 1825 but in 1833 the built their own distillery in Rothes. Along came James Fleming, founding the present distillery in 1879. The whisky is aged in both ex-Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks giving unique flavours. Glenallachie Distillery Single Malt Whisky Glenallachie, Aberlour AB38 9LR This Distillery is young in comparison to the 1824 starts. However this is truly a Scottish Malt whisky Distillery. GlenAllachie Speyside Single malt Scotch whiskies Batch 4 of the10-year-old Cask Strength GlenAllachie Single Malt Whisky Won the World’s Best Single Malt at the 2021 World Whiskies Awards Eden Mill Distillery Guardbridge St Andrews The Eden Mill returns Whisky distilling to Guardbridge area of St Andrews that first started in 1655. Eden Mill on the Eden Estuary The River Eden has been used in distilling and brewing for over 200 years. The Eden Mill's distillery products include Premium Single Malt whisky and bourbon-aged Oak Gin, The top floor of the new distillery will be home to a bar where guests will be able to relax and enjoy the scenery and drinks. Take a tour of the new distillery (The Whisky experience or Gin Experience), Two different tours with different routes around the distillery. Finishing with a tasting of the produce. There is also a visitor centre in Edinburgh Belhaven Brewery Tour Belhaven Brewery was started by the Benedictine Monks circa 800 years ago and is the oldest brewery in Scotland. Belhaven is a successful independent brewery one of its kind in Scotland. Belhaven Visitor Experience and Shop where you can try the award winning Beers see where and how its made. Belhaven beers are all made from a fresh water source and the secret Belhaven yeast. Our top beers are Belhaven Best and Belhaven Black and a number of award winning craft beers and ales. Bellfield Brewery Ltd. 46 Stanley Place Edinburgh EH7 5TB Summerhall Barney's Brewery Tour 1 Summerhall Edinburgh EH9 1PL Edinburgh Beer Factory Unit 15 Bankhead Industrial Estate Edinburgh EH11 4EQ Stewart's Brewery Tour Stewart’s Brewery opened in 2004 by Steve Stewart and his wife Jo. With many craft beers enjoy a tour of the brewing facility and have a meal and buy some gifts. Don’t drink and drive. 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Walking tour of Edinburgh's Old City Wall. Flip book with all the history of the wall and where you can see the remains from 1427 - 1628. Start at Johnston Terrace (Granny Green Steps and finish the walk at the Tron Kikrk in the Royal Mile. also a link to all the history. Old City Wall Walking Tour Start the tour at Johnston Terrace Granny Green Steps Edinburgh End the walk at the Tron Kirk High Street Royal Mile Edinburgh. For all the sites and history click on the button below. there is also a flip book on this page. Old City Wall Walking Tour Old City Wall walking tour takes you on a journey around what was Edinburgh from 1560. The first wall being built was 1427 and after the battle of Flodden where the last reigning monarch was killed the wall was extended and fortified to protect Edinburgh from invading English armies. On the walk you will not only see what remains of the wall you will see what made Edinburgh great. Edinburgh was where kings and Queens, Lords and Ladies, lived. The education centre of the world and where many inventions that changed the world.

Edinburgh Spa Day Pamper Treatments treat yourself a great present hen Party or Stag Party group relax and treatments Edinburgh city centre Edinburgh Spa Day Pamper Treatments Health Spa and Pamper Day There are Spas in many locations mainly in hotels but there are a few that cover the original spa experience, health, relaxation and fitness programmes, nutritious health foods (carrot drinks etc). a number of treatments, educational lectures and hydrotherapy areas. The Hotel Spa is for the pamper day a swim, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room, facial, massages, pedicure, manicure and glass of bubbly. Activities City of Edinburgh Spa Day Scotsman Hotel Market Street Edinburgh EH1 1TR City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 5565 Spa Day Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh Princes Street Edinburgh EH1 2AB City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 222 8836 Spa Day Roxburghe Hotel 38 Charlotte Square Edinburgh EH2 4HQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 240 7137 Spa Day One Spa Sheraton 8 Conference Square Edinburgh EH3 8AN City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 221 7777 Spa Day G & V Royal Mile Hotel George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1AD City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 220 6666 Spa Day Macdonald Holyrood Hotel 81 Holyrood Road Edinburgh EH8 8AU City of Edinburgh Scotland 0844 879 9028 Spa Day Norton House Hotel & Spa Ingliston Edinburgh EH28 8LX City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 333 1275 Scottish Borders Spa Day Macdonald Cardrona Hotel Horsburgh Ford Cardrona Peebles EH45 8NE Scottish Borders Scotland 0844 879 9024 Spa Day Stobo Castle B712 Stobo EH45 8NY Scottish Borders Scotland 01721 735 200 Spa Day Barony Castle Hotel & Spa Old Manse Road Eddleston EH45 8QW Scottish Borders Scotland 0844 980 2301 Spa Day Peebles Hydro Innerleithen Road Peebles Scotland EH45 8LX 01764 651846 East Lothian Spa Day Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa Cromwell Road North Berwick EH39 4LZ East Lothian Scotland 0844 879 9130 West Lothian Spa Day Macdonald Houstoun House A899 Uphall EH52 6JS West Lothian Scotland 01506 853 831

The Midlothian golf courses are all parkland and have many twist and turns. All are very challenging with club houses that cater good food and the 19th hole beverage friendly and welcoming. Glencorse, Broomieknowe, Newbattle, Melville, Kingsacre, Vogrie Park all open to public. Midlothian Golf Courses The Midlothian golf courses are parkland courses and are very testing. There are 9 hole courses which are very enjoyable if you do not have time for 18 holes. There are also a number of driving ranges all are open to none members. Glencorse Golf Course Milton Bridge Penicuik EH26 0RD Midlothian Scotland 01968 677177 Melville Golf Centre (9 hole) Melville Dykes Road Lasswade EH18 1AN Midlothian Scotland 0131 663 8038 Broomieknowe Golf Course 36 Golf Course Road Bonnyrigg EH19 2HZ Midlothian Scotland 0131 663 9317 Whitehill House Golf Course Whitehill House 2 Carnethie Street Rosewell Midlothian EH24 9AS Scotland 0131 440 0594 Newbattle Golf Course Abbey Road Dalkeith EH22 3AD Midlothian Scotland 0131 660 1631 Kingsacre Golf Course Melville Mains Lasswade EH18 1AU Midlothian Scotland 0131 663 3456 Scotland's Golf Course Map Golf & Airport Transfers West Lothian Golf Courses

Dirleton famous for its Castle and Gardens from the 11th century. Also signs of an ironage settlement, with its old Kirk and on the Golf Coast witha golden sand beach ideal for a holiday. Dirleton Village East Lothian Coast Dirleton Castle Dirleton Village East Lothian Coast Before Dirleton Village was built there is evidence of an iron age settlement and a fortification on Craig’s Hill. On receiving the titles to the lands around the present village of Dirleton from David the 1st the Anglo Norman de Vaux family settled in the area. Dirleton Castle was built in the mid to late 1100s. John l de Vaux, Dirleton (John de Vallibus) lived between 1140 -1187 and died in Dirleton. Therefor the Castle was built in this period. The De Vaux towers an addition to the castle were built cica 1240 by his son Johannes de Vallibus. Dirleton Castle Dirleton Village East Lothian Coast Dirleton Castle as all large homes and Castles had a Do'cot. This was a house for pigeons to give fresh meat for the table. Always taking the younger birds as they were more tender. This is one of Scotland's best examples and could nest up to 1000 birds Dirleton Castle Gardens Dirleton Village East Lothian Coast The gardens in Dirleton Castle were laid out in the 19th century with the popular topiary trees and bushes and sculptured flower beds and many different tree types. Prior to the gardens there had been a bowling green. The gardens have continuously been developed through the Victorian times. There is a small museum in the tower at the entrance to the attraction. Dirleton Kirk Dirleton Village East Lothian Coast Dirleton Kirk (church) was built in 1612 at the time the village was being developed and the church in Gullane where everyone used, was no long practical. There is stain glass window in the kirk which depicts St Francis and the Animals. He was granted the lands of Dirleton in 1631 and became the fist Earl of Dirleton in 1646. He was a very wealthy landowner and merchant (probably the riches man in Britain) and was in the royal courts of both James VI and I, and Charles I. He died in 1652. Sir James Maxwell, 1st and only Earl of Dirleton is buried here. Pipers Stone Dirleton Village East Lothian Coast The Piper's Stone is the remains of stone cross situated in the centre of Dirleton village. Possible a cross which signified where the news or any proclamations were announced to the village residents. There is no defining age or when it was erected but could have been destroyed by Cromwell's army in 1651. Dirleton War Memorial Dirleton Village East Lothian Coast The memorial cross was dedicated to 31 men from Dirleton who gave their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled on Sunday 10th October 1920. A further four names have been added due to them giving their lives in the 2nd World War. The inscription read; To the deathless memory of the sons of Dirleton parish who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918 The Cross was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer who also designed the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle. Yellowcraigs Beach Dirleton Village East Lothian Coast Yellowcraigs Beach and Fidra island are the site depicted in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Treasure Island. The lighthouse was design and built by Thomas Stevenson in 1885 Robert's father. The lighthouse became audible in 1929 when the Stevensons invented the talking beacon. The beach photo extends from Fidra Island, to in the far distance right, the Bass Rock. Next - North Berwick

Craiglockhart is where the union canal runs and there is a loch and nature reserve ith a hill split by the ice age. A settlement once stood on the West Hill. Craiglockhart - Meggetland Edinburgh Attractions Craiglockhart is one of the areas of the seven hills of Edinburgh. There are two hills west and East with amazing 360 degree views of Edinburgh. The union canal runs parallel with the length of the area. with a walkway that will take you to the canal basin at Fountainbridge. Craiglockhart has a tennis centre and Meggetland as playing field with Boroughmuir Rugby Union Clubs home ground. There is a nature reserve, loch, and historic sites a good walk and plenty to see and do. Craiglockhart Castle (Tower) All that remains of the Castle (Tower) is a ruin of a 4 floored tower with walls 5 foot thick. It is unknown who built it but the first land owners were the Lockhart’s of Lea in the 12th century. However it is thought that the Kincaid family lived there during the reign of James the VI in the late 1500s. The Lockhart’s or Kincaid’s who knows. Craiglockhart House Water of Leith Visitor Centre Water of Leith Visitor Centre Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Arthur’s Seat is where the apostle Orsan Pratt of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when in Edinburgh would climbed to the top of the hill and look down on the city and pray for converts to his church. Orsan Pratt was one of the leaders of his church and travelled the world recruiting converts and it was in 1840 he recruited in Edinburgh. WILLIAM KINNIMOND BURTON ENGINEER, PHOTOGRAPHER 1856 - 1899 William Kinnimond Burton's family home was Craig House, part of the old Craighouse campus of Napier University. In 1877 he was invited by the Meiji Government of Japan to become the first Professor of Sanitary Engineering and lecturer in Rivers, Docks and Harbours at the Imperial University of Tokyo. He designed new water and drainage systems for Tokyo, (population of one and a half million), and many other towns and cities in Japan and Taiwan. He also designed Japan’s first skyscraper, ‘Ryounkaku’, in Tokyo. William Kinnimond Burton became an icon of modern Japan. He died on 5 August, 1899 at the age of 43. An impressive tombstone was built in the Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo. To this day, people still gather for an annual ceremony to lay flowers on his grave and sing Scottish folk songs. An accomplished photographer he had a book ABC of Modern Photography published in 1882. Burton helped form the Photographic Society of Japan in 1890. New Craig House Craig House is a historic house and estate located on Easter Craiglockhart Hill, between the Craiglockhart and Morningside areas of Edinburgh, Scotland. Old Craig House seen above, dates from the 16th century, and succeeded an earlier building. The House and Lands were purchased by Andrew Duncan of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in the late 19th century, and the site was developed as Craig House Hospital, a psychiatric hospital, (Asylum) including substantial new buildings. Following refurbishment, the site was opened in 1996 as the Craighouse Campus of Edinburgh Napier University. Union Canal Walkway Craiglockhart Edinburgh Walk from Fountainbridge in Edinburgh at the Edinburgh Quay along the Union Canal path to Meggetland where you can cross the road to Craiglockhart woods and Nature Reserve. Craiglockhart Tennis Centre Edinburgh This is where many of the old Lawn tennis champions have played in years gone bye. Craiglockhart Nature Reserve & Wood Edinburgh This is one of the less known reserves but a very important one as it has many different species of woodland and plants and Loch. For more go to Craiglockhart Hills Walkhighlands. Craiglockhart Hills Edinburgh The origins of the name Craiglockhart came from the first land owners Lockhart’s of Lea , who owned the land and had a tower fort which the remains can still be seen between the summits dating from the 12th century. Easter Craiglockhart Hill The Easter Craiglockhart Hill on one side is the Merchant's Golf Course the other is a wooded marshland and loch. This hill is made from volcanic rock and has public right of way. Wester Craiglockhart Hill Edinburgh The Wester Craiglockhart Hill has a stone fort on the summit. Artefacts have been found which date back to when Romans occupied the area in 240 AD. However the hill was formed over 300 million years ago when volcanoes like Arthur Seat were prevalent in the area. Next - Morningside - Comiston

Arts and Crafts in Edinburgh Pottery, drawing, Painting, knitting, dressmaker, Jewellery Design for all the creative people Arts and Crafts Edinburgh Arts and Crafts, Pottery, Life Drawing, Flower Arranging Painting, Jewellery design, knitting and more.... Activities Arts and Crafts The Ceramic Experience 28 Marchmont Crescent Edinburgh EH9 1HQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 662 6666 Arts and Crafts The Ceramic Experience 118 Ocean Drive Edinburgh EH6 6JB City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 554 4455 Arts and Crafts Doodles Ceramics Workshop 29 Marchmont Crescent Edinburgh EH9 1HQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 229 1399 Arts and Crafts Fingers and Thumbs Crafts Centre 37 Westgate Road North Berwick EH39 4AG East Lothian Scotland 01620 894 262 Arts and Crafts Splatz Activity Café 32a High Street R Dunbar EH42 1JH Midlothian Scotland 01386 864 940 Arts and Crafts Potter's Craft Café 42a Northgate Peebles EH45 8BZ Scottish Borders Scotland 01721 729 913 Arts and Crafts Priorwood Garden and Dried Flower Shop Priorwood Gardens Abbey Street Melrose TD6 9PX Scottish Borders Scotland 01896 822493

Colstoun House in East Lothian is has been inhabited for over 900 years by the same family. With many stories of ghosts and strand happenings see about the Colstoun Pear. Colstoun Village East Lothian Colstoun House is, if not the oldest house in Scotland, it is the longest inhabited house by one family in Scotland, over 900 years in the same family. First Mention of Brun (Broun) (Brown) is Walter Le Brun, 1st of Colstoun and Glamilshiels circa 1116. This branch returning to France. The family are Broun's of Colstoun. Colstoun House is set in circa 2000 acres of land hidden in a wood centuries old. Colstoun Estate has many things to see and do on it. You can even stay here for a holiday. The first Broun (Brown) recorded to be born Colstoun House was a George Broun in 1438 from the Broun of Midmar Aberdeenshire. He died in Strathdon Aberdeenshire 1514. He had two sons, William Brown, born 1460 Coulston, East Lothian Scotland, James Broun, born 1493 Colstoun East Lothian Scotland Like all old Castles this one is no different with stories of many goings on, but the most famous is of the Colstoun Pear. When looking around the house you will see a Pear in every room. The Legend of the Colstoun Pear With more than one version of the Colstoun Pear legend this one maybe true. The Pear was a wedding gift from Sir Hugo de Gifford (Lord Yester) of Yester Castle. Hugo was said to be a warlock and the coven was below the Castle at Yester. Gifted to George Broun on his marriage to Hugo's daughter, On passing the the pear he informed his son-in-law that, good as the lass might be, her tocher (dowry) was still better, for while she could only be of use in her own day and generation, the pear, so long as it continued in the family, would cause it to flourish till the end of time. The pear was accordingly preserved with great care in a silver case by the fortunate recipient and his descendants. And it has been preserved in the silver box, reportedly remaining as fresh and luscious as the day it was picked. In 1692, Sir George Broun of Colstoun, 2nd Baronet, was to marry the highlander, Lady Elizabeth Mackenzie, daughter of George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromarty. On their wedding night, Elizabeth dreamed of taking a bite of the pear (this was considered a bad omen by her father-in-law). When she was pregnant, the story goes, she developed a craving for the pear and ultimately couldn’t resist taking a bite. The pear immediately turned brown, hard and shriveled up like a walnut. Following the infamous "bite" of the pear, George fell into gambling and eventually lost so much money that he had to sell Colstoun to his brother, Robert. Sir George reportedly died penniless in Spain in 1718. The bad luck continued but the house remained safe in the family. It is believed still to be in the same silver box hidden away in the house to this day. Colstoun Walled Garden Colstoun House Next - Drem

Need to change your cash to Euros, Dollars or other currancy? Holiday money, visitors looking for Sterling Edinburgh Bureau de exchanges & currency exchanges are all listed here address and contact detail around Edinburgh. Edinburgh Bureau De Change (Edinburgh Currency Exchange) Looking to change your Euros Dollars or other currency to the British pound or get your holiday money Here are the Edinburgh outlets to Help Edinburgh Bureau De Change Bureau De Change TUI Bureau de Change Unit 14 Cameron Toll Shopping Centre Edinburgh EH16 5PB City of Edinburgh Scotland 0845 0713688 Bureau De Change Sainsbury Blackhall 185 Craigleith Road Edinburgh EH4 2EB City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 332 0704 Bureau De Change The Xchange Business Ltd 11 Glenfinlas Street Edinburgh EH3 6AQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0800 9531384 Bureau De Change No1 Currency 207 High Street Royal Mile Edinburgh EH1 1PE City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 220 0080 Bureau De Change TUI Bureaux de Change Kinnaird Retail Park Edinburgh EH15 3RD City of Edinburgh Scotland 0844 5614657 Bureau De Change Marks & Spencer Unit 6 Kinnaird Retail Park Edinburgh EH15 3RD City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 669 1707 Bureau De Change Sainsbury Cameron Toll 6 Lady Road Edinburgh EH16 5PB City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 666 5200 Edinburgh Bureau De Change Bureau De Change Sainsbury Unit 9-10 Moray Park Edinburgh EH7 5TS City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 656 9377 Bureau De Change Digital & Money 55 Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9BZ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 662 9411 Bureau De Change TUI Bureau de Change Unit 20a Ocean Terminal Edinburgh EH6 6JJ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0845 0713807 Bureau De Change Eurochange Waverley Mall Edinburgh EH1 1BQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 285 6365 Bureau De Change M & S 54 Princes Street Edinburgh EH2 2DQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 01312252301 Tesco Travel Money Corstorphine Extra Meadow Place Road Edinburgh EH12 7UQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0345 677 9193 Bureau De Change Cash Converters 368 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH7 4PE City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 554 2266 Edinburgh Bureau De Change Bureau De Change No1 Currency 34-35 Queensferry Street Edinburgh EH2 4QS City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 220 9400 Bureau De Change Cash Converters 21 South Clerk Street Edinburgh EH8 9JD City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 662 8200 Bureau De Change TUI Bureau de Change 38 Gyle shopping Mall South Gyle Broadway Edinburgh EH12 9JT City of Edinburgh Scotland 0845 0713764 Bureau De Change Euroc hange Gyle shopping Mall South Gyle Broadway Edinburgh EH12 9JT City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 285 6363 Bureau De Change M & S South Gyle Shopping Centre South Gyle Broadway Edinburgh EH12 9JT City of Edinburgh Scotland 01313171333 Bureau De Change ICE Edinburgh Airport Jubilee Road Edinburgh EH12 9DN City of Edinburgh Scotland 020 3437 0749 Bureau De Change ICE Platform 1 Waverley Railway Station Edinburgh EH1 1BB City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 558 1387 Bureau De Change Sainsbury Murrayfield 39 Westfield Road Edinburgh EH11 2QW City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 347 8560 Western Union

Morniningside once a small community south of Edinbuurgh overlooked by the Braid Hills. The area of the first purpose built Asylum in Edinburgh by Andrew Duncan a world leader in mental health. Take a walk around the streets of Morningside and see the many attractions. Morningside Attractions Edinburgh Morningside was a small village south of Edinburgh which consisted of a few cottages and farms. Originally part of the Burghmuir (a woodland and open ground where hunting took place) which stretched from the Pentland hills to the Meadows which was the Burgh Loch. Now Morningside is a suburb of Edinburgh increasing in size from when the railway Station opened in 1884. The suburban railway in Edinburgh went out of use in 1962 when it closed. The clock has been a icon of Morningside since it was originally erected in 1910. Morningside has eight churches all in the main thoroughfare, a religious area of Edinburgh There are many attractions in Morningside, from famous birthplaces to historic buildings, plaques, wall tablets and ancient standing stones. Napier Tower JOHN NAPIER John Napier was a great inventor and Mathematician lived in the Napier Tower that was built by Alexander Napier the second Laird of Merchiston around 1454. John Napier the 8th Laird of Merchiston was born here in 1550. John Napier is best known as the discoverer of logarithms (Napier’s bones) in 1614. The bones can be seen in the Scottish National Museum. John Napier also appears to have been the first to intentionally use the frenetic period as a decimal separator in his book Rabdologia published in 1617. Also found in the same book was reference to Napier’s bones, numbered rods which were used to perform multiplication and division of any number, also useful in navigation and astronomy. Napier Technical College was opened in 1964 named after John Napier and in 2009 became Edinburgh Napier University. Napier Tower serves as the seat for Clan Napier and stands on the Napier University campus in Colinton Road Edinburgh. The Bust is now on show in the main reception at Colinton. CLAN NAPIER CREST The Clan Napier Crest can be found above the main entrance of The Napier Tower in the Napier University campus in Colinton Road Edinburgh. The clan Coat of Arms are only allowed to be used by the clan chieftain. THE CLAN CREST IS: A dexter cubit arm, the hand grasping a Crescent Argent with birds holding the Clan Chiefs coat of arms. NAPIER FAMILY MOTTO The meaning of SANSTACHE a French word is (WITHOUT STAIN). The Hanging Stanes THE HANGING OF THOMAS KELLY AND HENRY O’NEIL EDINBURGH Edinburgh‘s passion for executing the guilty can be seen in the many places around the Edinburgh streets where executions took place, e.g. The Grassmarket, High Street, Castlehill and Canongate to name a few. The main three punishments were burning at the stake, hanging and the guillotine, always with large audiences in attendance. In some instances gallows were erected on the site of the incident as in the case of the Highwaymen Thomas Kelly and Henry O’Neil two Irish immigrants who robbed a traveller David Loch on his way to Edinburgh and were sentenced to death by hanging (January 1815). Thomas Kelly and Henry O’Neil were taken to the place of execution where temporary Gibbets had been erected on the site of the robbery and they hung side by side for their crime. The site can be seen in Braid Road Edinburgh 200 metres from the corner at Morningside Station where the two Squares marked in the road and a plaque on the pavement outside 66 Braid Road Edinburgh donate where the gallows stood. The Buck Stane The Buck Stane stands at just over 1.00m high by 0.38m at its widest and is 0.28m thick. It stands against a garden wall in a small alcove near the south end of Braid Road. The stone has an information plaque which can be seen on the wall. Tradition associates the Buck Stane with the Barony of Penicuik and the royal hunts on the Borough-Muir. The plaque also says that the stone marks the spot where the buckhounds were let loose when the King of Scotland hunted in the region. (The wording on the plaque) This march stone a relic of feudal times occupied a commanding site on the old roman road about 250 yards north from this spot by tradition the name was derived from the stone having marked the place where the buckhounds were unleashed when the king of Scotland hunted in this region. Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Wall Tablet The wall tablet is to commemorate Queen Victoria’s 60 years on the throne in 1897. Look up on the wall just above the shops, up from the Taxi rank in Morningside Road, the plaque is just above a street light. Thomas Armour Thomas Dickson Armour Tommy Armour 18 Balcarres Street Edinburgh Tommy Armour was born in Edinburgh 24 September 1896 and he died on 11 September 1968 Larchmont, New York. Nicknamed "The Silver Scot" due to his hair colour. He first played golf at the Braid Hills, a member of the Edinburgh Western Golf Club and Bruntsfield Links. Emigrated to the U.S.A as a teenager and became one of the great unremembered golfers. Winner of the US Open 1927, U.S.P.G.A 1930, British Open Championship 1931, Canadian Open champion in 1927, 1930 and 1934. A total of 25 wins on the P.G.A Tour. One of two professional golfers to win the grand slam of golf by 1931. (Walter Hagen was the other) Prior to the Masters Championship which first played in 1934. The Old Schoolhouse A small house with a clock built in 1823 as the village school house. In 1892 its use was changed as a new modern school opened, and it became a temporary church prior to Morningside Parish Church opening 1838. Edinburgh's Wild West Morningside Edinburgh There is a street in Morningside Edinburgh that was built as a Wild West town – everything you would expect a Cantina, Jail hotel and saloon There is also a Indian (Native American ) mural. Built in 1996 by a furniture company called the Great American indoors Royal Edinburgh Hospital The Royal Edinburgh Hospital was a plan of Dr Andrew Duncan who attended to the poet Robert Fergusson until his death in Bedlam, the Edinburgh Asylum at Bristo Place Edinburgh. He was so taken by the nature of Fergusson’s illness he petitioned parliament for funds to open a hospital to look after the mentally ill. Funds were received in 1806, and Andrew Duncan purchased a house and land in Morningside The building of The Edinburgh Lunatic Asylum was started in 1809 under Royal Charter and opened in 1813. Originally for fee paying patients only but later in 1842 the poor were admitted for no charge. When the Bedlam Asylum closed in 1844 the patients were transferred to Morningside. The Edinburgh Lunatic Asylum was renamed The Royal Edinburgh Hospital in 1922. A Clinic opened in 1965 named after Andrew Duncan. ANDREW DUNCAN born St Andrew’s 1744 Died Edinburgh 1828 and is buried in the Apse Church in Chapel Street Edinburgh. One of the world’s forgotten greats he was first to lecture in forensic medicine in Britain and published many journals on medicine. William Tuke 1732-1822, A Quaker in 1796 opened the York Retreat sanctuary for Quakers with mental illness. Phillipe Pinel 1745-1826, French physician. And known as "the father of modern psychiatry". Robert Gardiner Hill 1811-1878, Surgeon in mental Health who had restraints and the locking up of patients abolished. Dorothea Dix 1802-1887, Dorothea Lynde Dix was born America in 1802 and fought for the rights of the insane that had been incarcerated in prisons rather than being treated in hospitals(asylums)for their mental health problems she help open over 30 hospitals for the mentally ill. Florence Nightingale 1820-1910, nurse. Florence Nightingale was born in 1820, in Florence, Italy and died at home in London in 1920 she is known as the founder of nursing. THE MEMORIAL IS TO HONOUR THE FEW IN THERE PURSUIT OF HELPING THE MENTALLY ILL ON THE CENTENARY OF THE DEATH OF PHILLIPE PINEL UNVEILED 1931. Archibald Campbell Clark 1852-1901 He worked in Lochgilphead, Melrose and Edinburgh Asylums. He used electroconvulsive therapy and to control the behavior of his patients he was the first Doctor in Scotland to perform a lobotomy. THE CAIY STANE Edinburgh Attraction The Caiy Stane is located at the side of the walkway on the west side of Caiystane View, a short distance from the junction of Oxgangs Road, Edinburgh. The stone is red sandstone and stands 9 feet 3 inches high (2.75m) with a breadth of 5 foot 9 inches (1.60m). A row of six cup marks can be seen on the back of the prehistoric stone. The stone may have been erected before 3000 BC, as early as the Neolithic period, probably to denote a ritual or burial place. Records of cairns, cists and urns found in the immediate vicinity show that the hilltop continued to be used for burial in the Bronze Age. Discovery of these remains led to the supposition that Caiyside Hill was the site of a battle, suggested to have involved invading Romans, Danes (Vikings) or Cromwellians. The Caiy Stane (Kel Stane), Cat Stane or Camus Stane, was thought to have been a battle memorial stone. The Bore Stone The only folklore associated with this site relates to James IV before the battle of Flodden in 1513 when it is alleged that the Royal Standard was pitched in or on the stone when it lay on the Boroughmuir nearby. The Bore Stone stands on a pedestal built into the boundary wall of Morningside Parish Church Edinburgh which opened in 1838 and was the first purpose built church in Morningside.. The surface of the stone displays numerous cup-like markings, none of which are believed to be anything other than natural. After the battle the city wall was built to protect Edinburgh from the English Army. THE BORE STONE In which the royal standard was last pitched for the muster of the Scottish army on the Boroughmuir before the Battle of Flodden 1513 It long lay in the adjoining field, was then built into the wall near this spot, and finally placed here by Sir John Stuart Forbes of Pitsligo Bart. 1852 Highest and midmost was described The Royal Banner floating wide. The staff, a pine tree strong and straight Pitch’d deeply in a massive stone. Which still in memory is shown. Yet bent beneath the standard’s weight. Marmion. Comiston Spring Well House The water for Edinburgh old town was piped from the Springs at Comiston to Edinburgh reservoir on Castlehill, (Scottish Weaving Mill) and in turn fed the cisterns (Wellheads) in the West Bow, Lawnmarket and High street of Edinburgh. The well house tank was fed by 5 fresh water springs from around the nearby hills. The well house became obsolete in 1945 due to new modern water systems. The well house was built circa 1674. Inscription on the plaque reads; This Wellhouse, built around 1674, played an important part in the history and development of Edinburgh. It contains the collecting cistern for the "sweet waters" of the various Comiston springs which provided the city's first piped water supply. Comiston House The Comiston House was built in 1815 by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh Sir James Forrest. He was an Advocate and was created 1st Baronet of Comiston in 1838. Comiston Castle Tower Comiston Castle Tower has been mentioned in script and on maps since circa 1340. The only remains are the corner tower from circa 1610. This being a corner lookout tower of a walled Castle. John Adair’s Map 1682. Morningside Park Morningside Edinburgh Morningside Park off Balcarres Street in Morningside is an area of grass and wildflowers that were planted by local school children. In the park can be found a children’s play area with swings climbing frame slide and open area for games and a tennis court. There is a pleasant seating area for contemplation or reading a book. There is also a sculpture of Owls carved out of wood. Canaan House Edinburgh John Astley Ainslie was an independently wealthy man inheriting lands from his family. Unfortunately he did at the age of 26. With a close connection to his uncle he left is fortune to David Ainslie who never married, his will stating that money was to be used in building a hospital or institute for convalescents of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The Astley Ainslie Hospital in Edinburgh was built named after his Nephew. A painting of John hangs in Canaan House also David’s sheep breeding trophies are on display in the boardroom. 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George IV Bridge Edinburgh has a junction with the Royal Mile. With Cafes one of which is where Harry Potter was written. Shops local and tourist, accommodation, Greyfriars Bobby, National Musem of Scotland an the French Consulate with a great Bistrot. All the streets are the old town Edinburgh. George IV Bridge Area Shops, Food, Drink, Entertainment, Accommodation Streets on this page include George IV Bridge, Greyfriars Place, Forrest Road, Forrest Hill, Chamber Street, Merchant Street and Guthrie Street. 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West Lothian has many attractions a Korean War Memorial Royal Palace, birth place of Mary Quen of Scots, Livingston New Town with shopping malls. Golf Courses, Outlander sites Blackness Castle Midhope Castle. West Lothian Linlithgow | Blackness | The Binns Midhope West Lothian Attractions Blackness Castle Blackness Castle was built in 1445 for the Crichton family one of Scotland's most powerful families. Blackness Castle was taken from the Crichton's in 1453 by the then king James II. This was a Castle that only Cromwell over came in 1650 during the rampage Cromwell led through Scotland burning everything he could. Blackness Castle was converted into a prison circa 1540 and was used to imprison the enemies of James V and held many famous prisoners of the crown Cardinal Beaton being the most famous. Covenanters and later war prisoners from the wars with France, Spain and America it ceased to be a prison circa 1850. The original entrance to the castle was blocked of circa 1550 and moved to face the sea making it harder to breach. The House of Binns The House of Binns has been home to the Dalyell’s for 400 years. This house was built circa 1620 by Thomas Dalyell a wealthy merchant from Edinburgh during the reign of King James VI and 1st, where he worked for the royal court in London. On massing his fortune he returned to Edinburgh and purchased the lands and manor house of the Binns. He then demolished the old manor house and built the present house. A fascinating house and well worth a visit. Linlithgow Cross Well The Cross Well or fountain where fresh spring water flowed is where the town Cross stood. The Fountain in the shape of a Crown was erected in 1807. The original Cross Well was built in 1628. The present Cross Well Fountain is an exact replica. St Michaels Church On 22nd May 1242, the Church of St Michael of Linlithgow was consecrated by the Bishop of St Andrews St Michael's church over the centuries has been burnt damaged used as a store house, stables and barracks. It has even been used by the University of Edinburgh during the plague. James IV, when visiting the church saw a ghost which warned him that no good would come of his exploits, and the Battle of Flodden Field and not to go. He was the last King to die in Battle. Mary Queen of Scots was christened in St Michaels next to Linlithgow Palace where she was born. St Michael’s Church Gothic Timber Pulpit This is a magnificent Church which has had many of the rulers of Scotland attend. The Gothic timber pulpit is surrounded by 3 carvings of Queens Elizabeth II, Mary Queen of Scots and St Margaret. St Michael’s Church Stain Glass Window St. Michael's Church on celebrating its 750th anniversary reinstalled a new stained glass window in the St. Katherine's Aisle. The window is designed around the theme of Pentecost and is a must see. Mary Queen of Scots Statue Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland. (Dec 1542 – Feb 1587) A Statue of Mary Queen of Scots stands in the grounds of Linlithgow Palace. Mary, daughter of King James V of Scotland. Was to became Queen, 6 days after she was born on the death of her father. Mary of Guise was her mother and had a Palace built in Edinburgh on the north side of Castlehill. Mary, Queen of Scots was born in Linlithgow Palace on 8 December 1542. Linlithgow Palace St Michael's Church In 1337 Edward III's English army set fire to Linlithgow, which was largely built of wood. In 1349 the Black Death (the plague) reached Scotland and killed a third of the population of Edinburgh. The King, his parliament and court took refuge in Linlithgow from Holyrood to escape the plague. There were more fires in 1411 and 1424 destroying most of the town. In 1424 James I returned from exile in England and built the Palace at Linlithgow, starting the work in 1425. James IV and James V, made changes to the Palace. James V making it a home for his wife Mary of Guise. James VI moved to London in 1603, where he added to his title James I of England. Linlithgow Palace Linlithgow Museum (Annet House) When in Linlithgow after seeing the Palace and St Michaels Church, go to the Annet House Museum which has many interesting exhibits including a scale model of the Linlithgow Cross which stands at the foot of the road to Linlithgow Palace. Another exhibit, is the flags of the Scotch Brigade, one of Scotland's oldest infantry regiments the exhibit that tells the story of Mary Queen of Scots and Linlithgow Palace. Regent Moray’s Assassination On January 23rd 1570 in Linlithgow, Scotland, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland on his way through Linlithgow was shot and killed by James Hamilton of Bothwell Haugh. He was the first assassination by a firearm in recorded history. James Hamilton supported Mary Queen of Scots and fought against James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (Regent) at the battle of Langside. See the plaque on what was the Sherriff Court (now Court Residence) commemorating this event. A stain glass window can be seen of the Regent Moray shooting in St. Giles Edinburgh. The inscription on the plaque reads; On the street opposite this tablet James Stewart Earl of Murray Regent of Scotland Was shot by James Hamilton of Bothwell Haugh on 20th January 1570 Erected in 1875 The Winged St Michael Sculpture Linlithgow town's ancient burgh seal has the image of St Michael, and a dog (The Black Bitch). To commemorate the Burgh seal a sculpted bronze of each have been erected in Linlithgow. St Michael slaying a Dragon St Michael, is the patron saint of Linlithgow, and the Guardian Angel watching over the towns inhabitants. The ‘Black Bitch’ Sculpture A Hunting Dog The actual reason for the dog is not known but could be a dog that helped his master when his master was chained to a tree on the island in the Loch. On each of the sculptures are inscriptions of the granting of Linlithgow's original coats of arms by the Lord Lyon King of Arms on 16 July 1673. Ross Do’cot Linlithgow The Ross Do’cot was built in the 16th century by the Baron Ross of Halkhead, and can be seen opposite the Linlithgow Canal Centre. Midhope in Beginning Midhope Castle Outlander Jamie Fraser’s, family home called Lallybroch, or Broch Tuarach. Midhope Castle is a 16th-century tower house and walled garden with a 17th-century Do’cot. Located in Abercorn on the Hopetoun estate. Near to The Binns and Blackness Castle historic buildings. Midhope was owned by two sisters who both had separate homes in the late 1470’s after their father died Henry Graham of Mannerstoun without a male heir. One married Robert Livingstone and the other John Martyne. Over the next decades there were many names linked to the Midhope lands and property The Drummonds of Midhope, owned the Midhope in the 16th and 17th centuries, and Alexander Drummond built the tower in 1582 his initials AD with his wife’s MB (Marjorie Bruce) can be seen above the gateway. Cairnpapple Hill Neolithic Burial Site at Cairnpapple Hill first used circa 4000 BC. Go inside and see the centuries roll bye. Cairnpapple Hill in West Lothian between Bathgate and Torphichen is said to be the most important mainland archaeological site in Scotland. The Cairnpapple site was found in 1947. Bathgate West Lothian Bennie Museum Bathgate first known as Bathchet circa 1150 and through the ages changed slightly due to spelling errors. Bathgate is a commuting town now but had a past of great importance, the story of which can be found in the Bennie Museum, in the town centre. Torphichen Preceptory Scottish Korean War Memorial The Korean War Memorial in Scotland is located in West Lothian Soldiers from Scotland were part of the UK, the second largest force in the Korean War the first being the USA. During June 1950 to November 1953 a total of troops the United Kingdom deployed was 56,000 of which 1078 were killed in action, 2,674 wounded in action, 179 missing in action, and 977 prisoners of war. These figures were provided by the Korean Government. James Young (Paraffin) James Young invented the process of extracting, paraffin oil, paraffin wax, and crude oil from oil shale, which began an oil boom in West Lothian. The evidence still remains in the Bings that are pink shale waste, seen around west Lothian countryside. James Young (BP) James Young (1811-1883), engineer, founder of first commercial oil-works in the world and was regarded as the father of the petrochemical industry. The company set up by James Young circa 1860 is now part of a well-known company worldwide BP. For more information on James Young and the Shale Gas industry. Go To Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil industry Almond Valley Heritage Centre, Millfield, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 7AR. The shale Oil Industry of Scotland ended circa 1960 the museum tells the story of the industry with many artefacts from years gone bye. Next Page Linlithgow Palace

Stirling once the capital of Scotland and home to Kings and Mary Queen of Scots, who was crowned in the castle in 1543 (9 months of age). Stirling Castle sites high on a volcanic rock with magnificent views. Stirling Attractions Scotland Visit Stirling Attractions Stirling Scotland Attraction Stirling Scotland Stirling was and important area with a castle looking over many miles and with a great view of the river forth, which was once the border of Scotland and Northumbria England. The old stirling bridge was important as it was the easiest place to cross the river. Stirling was so important the town changed hands many times firstly when it was used to release William I from the English in 1174. The town became less important when the King left Stirling as a residence moving to England. The castles of Edinburgh and Stirling had the same influences. With the sons of Malcolm III. Alexander I dedicated a chapel in Stirling 1110 and David I his brother dedicated St Margret's chapel in Edinburgh 1130. Alexander died in Stirling Castle 1124. Stirling Castle Attractions Royal Palace Attractions Battle of Stirling Bridge Memorial Stone The inscription on the stone reads; On 11th September William Wallace and Andrew De Moray led the Scots in Victory against the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The bridge is a modern structure with four arches. On Wallace’s instructions a carpenter John Wright removes pins causing the bridge to collapse, thereby ensuring victory. Thereafter all first born sons of the Wright family are nick named “Pin” until the last of them dies in 1900. The victory was almost unthinkable, England had the greatest fighting machine in the known world and could not have foreseen that a “peasant army of spearmen” would be any threat to them. Old City Wall Stirling Stirling was the Royal Court of the Stuart’s and was a target for the English Kings. In 1547 a wall was built around the town to protect it from English invaders after the disastrous battle at Musselburgh (The Battle of Pinkie Cleuch). There is a wall walk which gives amazing views of the countryside and Old Stirling Town. The wall is up to 8 meters high and 2 meters thick. Stirling Wolf Wooden Carving The Wolf of Stirling has been its protector for over 1000 years when a band of Vikings came in the dead of night to take the town, but were chased off by a pack of Wolves. The Wolf is in the Stirling coat of arms and can be seen on the mercat cross and tolbooth as well as other buildings in Stirling. Claymore and Targe Stirling The Claymore and Targe were weapons used in battle for over 300 years 14-17 hundred. A claymore is a two handed sword like the one William Wallace used. The Targe is a small round shield for the head of the Vikings Rob Roy MacGregor Statue Stirling Rob MacGregor was born in 1671 in Glengyle in the Trossachs in sight of Ben Lomond. He fought in many battles for the Jacobite cause. He was a cattle rustler and outlaw that became an icon due to Daniel Defoe publishing the novel “Highland Rogue” in 1723, and 3 years later the book caused him to become a hero of the people and by public acclaim Rob Roy received a Royal Pardon. A redheaded Scotsman with an entrepreneurial skill turning to crime and becoming a hero. He died of old age in Balquhidder Glen in 1734 Stirling Tolbooth Clock Tower The first Tolbooth built circa 1530 was demolished in 1689 and replaced by the present Tolbooth was built circa 1704 in Jail Wynd, Stirling where it stands today. With extensions in 1785 and 1808 when a jail and courthouse were included. The tower was the prison for offenders prior to being hanged at the gallows outside the Tolbooth. The dead were buried under the Tolbooth and their ghost are said to haunt the building to this day. Hardie and Baird Plaque Murdered in Stirling In 1813 in protest at their reduced standard of living 40,000 weavers went on strike for over two months. A dispute that only ended when the government arrested the leaders of their union and forced the men back to work. Andrew Hardie and John Baird were tried for their beliefs. At their trial the judge said "you Andrew Hardie and John Beard can hold out little or no hope of mercy as you are the leaders". He then made an example of them and sentenced them to death. They were betrayed for their views and beliefs and by the establishment that they had sought to reform. The rest of the rebels were sentenced to be transported overseas to penal colonies in New South Wales and Tasmania Baird and Hardie were executed on 8th September 1813 in front of a crowd of 2000 people. They were left hanging for over 30 minutes and then decapitated. Stirling Mercat Cross A Mercat Cross has stood close to the Tolbooth since it was built circa 1530 and in 1704 the present building was completed The cross was take away in 1792 and was re-erected in 1891. A Mercat (Market) Cross was the centre of the town where a market would be held and any news was proclaimed from the Cross. The Stirling people call the unicorn on the top of the cross ‘The Puggy’. The Unicorn is the only original part of the first Mercat Cross. Old Stirling Jail House Stirling The Old Town Jail was first opened in 1847 to replace the Old Tolbooth which was dubbed the worst jail in Britain. Take the Jail tour and hope there are no ghosts. Beheading Stone Stirling On “Mote Hill” is the beheading Stone and cannon. This was the site of a Pictish Fort. Circa 1400 heads have rolled of the stone, most famously in 1425 Murdoch, Duke of Albany lost his head on the order of King James I. Marks that can be seen on the stone come from the Axe of the Executioner. The Stone is in a protective cage and stands on a hill that overlooks Stirling Stirling Castle Scotland Stirling Castle Scotland as Edinburgh Castle Scotland stands on a Volcanic Rock that overlooks the city. This castle was where the Stuarts preferred to live. James II was here from childhood and was the place of a horrific murder in 1452 when James II stabbed the eighth Earl of Douglas to death for plotting against him. Mary Queen of Scots spent her first years as a child in the castle before going to France. Her coronation also was performed Stirling Castle’s Chapel Royal in 1543. For all the attractions and history of Stirling Castle go to Argyll’s Lodging Stirling Argyll’s Lodging named by the owner Archibald Campbell 9th Earl of Argyll. Built circa 1630 with further extensions circa 1670 is regarded as the most important town house of its period in Scotland that has survived. It is possible a house was on this site in the 16th century and replaced by the present building. n 1666 the site was purchased by Archibald, 9th Earl of Argyll. It was sold by the John Campbell 4th Duke of Argyll in 1764, and is now owned by the Crown. Duke of Argyll also holds the hereditary titles of chief of Clan Campbell and Master of the Household of Scotland. Mar’s Wark Stirling Mar’s Wark was an impressive mansion house built by the Regent of Scotland the Earl of Mar in 1571. The Earl died the next year and the building was never completed. The House has been a ruin since 1777 with no roof. Holy Rude Stirling The church of Holy Rude was built in 1129 and is the second oldest building in Stirling. Founded by David I as was Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh. The meaning of “Holy Rude” is Holy Cross. In 1405 the great fire of Stirling engulf the church and most of Stirling. A new church was built in 1414 A plaque on the floor marks the spot where King James VI was baptised in 1567. Mary Queen of Scots, worshipped in the Holy Rude John Knox preached in Holy Rude The Coronation of James VI took place in Holy Rude Stirling. It is said that Holy Rude is the only church in the United Kingdom other than Westminster Abbey still in use to have held a coronation. The Pyramid built by Drummond in 1863, is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom in the cause of civil and religious liberty in Scotland. Holy Rude Burial Grounds The Holy Rude Burial Grounds are extensive and have many interesting graves and memorials. Margaret Wilson 18 executed by drowning in Solway Firth for not renouncing her Protestant faith. 3 Statues Alexander Henderson John Knox Andrew Melville Martyr's Monument Pyramid The Pyramid built by Drummond in 1863, is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom in the cause of civil and religious liberty in Scotland. Robert Burns Statue Stirling The statue of Robert Burns stands on the Dumbarton Road with Rob Roy MacGregor standing behind and the cold city wall towering over them both. It was gifted to Stirling by the Provost David Bayne. Erected in 1914 at the time the foundation stone of the Municipal building was laid. A bronze figure of Robert Burns on a granite plinth. There are also bronze plaques with three illustrations of Burns work ‘The Vision’, ‘Cottar’s Saturday Night’ and ‘Tam O’Shanter’ with Robert Burns at the plough. Robert Burns first visited Stirling in August 1787. Cowane’s House Stirling This was one of the largest houses in Stirling. Owned by the Cowane family Burgess of Stirling. John Cowane was born in St Mary’s Wynd Stirling in 1570 to a highly respected Burgess and merchant of Stirling. Supplier to the Royal Household. John work for his father until his father’s death in 1617 when he took over the business which stood in Broad Street the main area of Stirling at the time. The son John Cowane was the most powerful individual in Stirling a money lender, landlord, and held the most powerful position on the council (Chairman Dean of Guild). He was the man that also gave his wealth back to the people in the form of Cowane’s Trust. The Hospital he built has a statue of him which is known locally as ‘Old Staney breeks’. He had a son out of wedlock who relied on his father for everything. He died in 1633 leaving everything in a trust. Cowane’s Hospital (Guild Hall) Stirling On the Death of John Cowane in his will he left sums of money to many charities and to Holy Rude his church. His larges bequest was of 40.000 to build a hospital (Almshouse). The Hospital was built circa 1640 later a statue was added and is said to come alive at Hogmanay (to much drink me think). The statue was removed for renovations and is due back before Hogmanay 2019. Stirling’s Merchant Guild was occupants of the hospital from 1724. The Hospital was used as a Guild Hall It was used for its purpose (hospital) in 1832 during the cholera epidemic which killed around one-third of Stirling’s population. The Hospital as a historic monument is being renovated. (April 2019). Before Renovations John Cowane Statue After Renovations Bruce of Auchenbowie’s House Stirling Bruce of Auchenbowie House in St. John Street, was built in by Robert Bruce of Auchenbowie as a town house. He was Provost of the burgh in 1555-56. In 1555 he built the Lairds House now Auchenbowie House at Auchenbowie, Stirling Lord Darnley’s House Stirling What is called Darnley’s House was the townhouse of Alexander Erskine’s of Gogar who was the keeper of the Keys to Stirling Castle. Alexander was removed from his post in 1578. Previous to Erskine building a house here circa 1590 was a tavern which Darnley was known to frequent. It is more likely that Darnley had resided here as a guest. Lord Darnley born 1545 died Edinburgh 1567. Was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and the father of the future James VI of Scotland and 1st of England. Boys Club Stirling The building was restyled in 1929 for use by the Boys Clubs of Stirling. This was originally where the Flesh Market stood 1740 N.L.S Map Castle and town of Stirling. The Market was still present in 1860 map of Stirling. Municipal Building Stirling Provost David Bayne had the Municipal Building in Stirling built in 1914. The foundation stone was laid on 11th July 1914 by King George V. The building was officially opened in 1918 in March of the same year. Inside is a stain glass window of Alexander II presenting the town’s charter in 1226. Stirling Public Library The central public library opened in 1904 built with (£6000), funds donated by Andrew Carnegie a multi-millionaire who was born in Dunfermline Fife on condition that the council adopt the free libraries act. Stirling Clock Tower Provost David Bayne was a grocer and a member of the Stirling Town Council for 21 years. I his time he donated the clock that stands on the roundabout in 1910, when most people had no watches. This was an important part of people in Stirling’s lives. He also had the municipal building built and donated the statue of Robert Burns to the city. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman bronze statue erected in 1913 from Glasgow and never lived in Stirling. He was the Liberal MP in Stirling from 1868 in 1905 and 1908 he was also the Prime Minister the first man to officially bear the title. George Christie Stirling's Lord Provost George Christie was remembered as the man who made Stirling as it is today. He was the Lord Provost of the Royal Burgh of Stirling from 1870 – 1879. A freemason of distinction at lodge No. 30. He died suddenly in 1904. The Clock memorial was completed in 1906 to honour all his achievement. The Stirling War Memorial The War Memorial was erected in 1922 to commemorate those who fell during the Great War. (The First World War). The Golden Lion The Golden Lion Hotel opened in 1786 and was famed for Robert Burns wrote a verse "Here Stewarts once in triumph reigned, and law for Scotland's weal ordained, but know unroofed their palace stands, their sceptre fallen to other hands. The Cannon The two Cannon that stand were purchased by the council in 1904. A similar pair stand on Gowan Hill. Barras yet - Burgh Port This marks the location of the South Gate in the old Stirling Wall which was the main entrance to Stirling for over 300 years. It was demolished circa 1770. Stirling Bowling Club Established in 1858, Stirling Bowling Club was established in 1858. The club house was designed by architect William Simpson and opened in 1866. Albert Halls Stirling Simpson also designed the Albert Halls on the same road in 1881 and opened in October 1883. William Wallace Statue Stirling William Wallace was the peoples champion and became the guardian of Scotland in 1298. King Edward met William Wallace at Falkirk three months later and defeated him but Wallace escaped and went into hiding, where he remained till caught at Robroyston by Sir John Monteith in August 1305. Monteith a Scotsman handed him over to Edward I. William Wallace was tried for treason, which Wallace denied. He said “I have never sworn allegiance to the English king”. This did nothing for his innocence and he was executed on 23 August, where he was hung, drawn and quartered. His head was placed on London Bridge, and his limbs displayed in Newcastle, Berwick, Stirling and Perth. The Black Boy Fountain Stirling Gallows Public executions in Stirling were usually handled by the hangman or staff man as he was known. Previously in the 17th-century executions took place at the mailing gallows where the black boy fountain now stands. The Black Boy Fountain is in Alan Park and was erected as a memorial to those from Stirling who died in the Black Plague. The plague circa 1370 killed almost half of the people who lived in Stirling. The fountain was erected 1849. It was also the place that was known as the 'Gallous Mailing'. Where many executions took place. The White House Stirling The White House Clan & Craft Gift Shop near the entrance to Stirling Castle. The building was originally built circa 1715 for the workers building fortifications for the castle against invaders. It is uncertain of its uses in history but has stood here for circa 300 years. Stirling Arms Plaque Stirling Lettering on the plaque reads; ‘Sterlini’ (Stirling) ‘Oppidum’ (main settlement or Town) with what could be the Wolf on top as the Library and Albert Halls both have shields with the same inscription and wolf. The Bastion and Thieves’ Pot Stirling Attractions The Old city wall has two Bastions that remain standing, one of which is below ground. The Port Street bastion, now stands enclosed within the modern 'Thistles' shopping centre. Standing 9 foot in height 7m. The Bastion is a defensive tower and bottle Dungeon (The Thieves' Pot), originally guarding Stirling’s Town Wall. The internal chamber is where you will be told of the past the history of the tower and the gorrie tails of the jail and its inmates. Wallace Monument Scotland's National Monument Stirling National Wallace Monument was built between 1861 and 1869. The Wallace Monument is a 67 metre tower with three exhibitions within the Monument. The first floor is The Hall of Arms, second floor is the Hall of Heroes the third floor is The Royal Chamber and then there is a balcony around The Crown at the top of the building with amazing views. There is a spiral staircase with 246 steps that takes you to each exhibit and to the top. Cambuskenneth Abbey Stirling The Abbey at Cambuskenneth has only the bell tower that still remains standing but is well worth a visit. It is situated between Stirling Castle and the Wallace monument. Cambuskenneth Abbey was founded in 1140 and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Abbey was originally named the Abbey of St Mary of Stirling or Stirling Abbey. The abbey was similar to Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh as it was close to the Castle and a road joined the abbey to the Castle. Cambuskenneth Abbey Royal Tomb King James III and Princess Margaret of Denmark’s Tomb. The Graveyard is of high importance as Margaret of Denmark wife of King James III was buried here in 1486. When James III was killed at the Battle of Sauchieburn his body was brought to the Abbey to be buried beside his wife. The tomb can be seen beside the Cambuskenneth Abbey graveyard. Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum was founded in 1874. A bequest left by Thomas S Smith who died in 1869. The original name was 'The Smith Institute for the people of Stirling, Dunblane and Kinbuick'. Today it is a cultural centre of Stirling with a museum Art Gallery and library which is a memorial to the life and work of Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham. The museum covers Stirling from prehistoric times to the present. With artefacts from through the centuries. Below are views of some of what can be seen in the Galleries. There is a coffee shop Entry to the Museum and Gallery is free. Oldest Football in World The oldest football in the world can be seen in the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling Scotland. Thought to be a football purchased for James IV on 11th April 1497. The ball was found behind panels in the Queen's Bedchamber in Stirling Castle in the late 1970's when renovation work was carried out. Gallery II exhibits go through the ages with a likeness of William Wallace, a history of music busts of famous people, Pewter and Silver and many other artefacts. Gallery II currently displays our art collection, with many of the works by our founder, Thomas Stuart Smith. The has a Tiger, Mickey Mouse and other sculptures. The that are in it are part of our current exhibition, The Perfect Foil by Robert Mach. They do not form part of the permanent collection. The verse that was written by Poet Robert Burns when Staying in Stirling in the Golden Lion This mosaic is outside the The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum. Midlothian Attractions

West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh New Town is on the southside of Princes Street with statues, memorial, Bandstand, Fountain, childrens play park and outdoor Cafe. West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh Edinburgh New Town Attractions Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh The public park in the centre of Edinburgh in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. Princes Street is approximately 2 klms in length with shops on one side and gardens on the other. Before the gardens were formed a Loch (Lake) surrounded the Castle Rock. The Nor Loch stretched from under the North Bridge where the Waverley Station is now situated to the far end of the Castle Rock at Kings Stables Road. The draining of the Nor Loch was required due to the fact that it had been heavily polluted from centuries of sewage draining downhill from the Old Town. The draining of the Nor Loch began in 1759 and The Gardens were created in the 1820s. In the 1840s the railway was built in the valley, and Waverley Station opened in its present form in 1854. West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh Old Secret Door into Edinburgh Castle The rulers of Scotland from 1371 John Graham 1st Viscount Dundee climbed up the castle rock to meet with the Duke of Gordon, Governor of Edinburgh Castle in March 1689 and a follower of James VII. John Graham led the Jacobite army at the battle of Killiecrankie in July of 1689 and died in the battle. (see the book Kidnapped by the author Robert Louis Stevenson). Gordon’s greatest success in defeating William of Orange’s government troops in the first Jacobite uprising. The Stuarts had ruled Scotland from the 1371 under Robert II, Robert III, James I, James II, James III, James IV, James V, Mary Queen of Scots and in 1603 James VI of Scotland also became James I of England and Ireland. Then came Charles I and Charles II, then James VII of Scotland and James II of England and Ireland, Mary II and finally Anne of Great Britain and Ireland who was the last Stuart monarch. On her death in 1714, George I became king. The Treaty of Union came into effect on 1 May 1707. The Stuarts did not give up and with Bonnie Prince Charlie as a leader he would battle with the English to give the Stuart’s the monarchy back. In 1745 at the battle of Prestonpans the Jacobite’s led by Bonnie Prince Charlie defeated the English and continued on to London to regain the throne. They advanced as far as Derby before returning to Scotland with the might of the whole English army, that had returned from battles in France in pursuit and within 7 months it ended at the battle of Culloden and the final defeat of the Jacobite army and the fight for the throne of Britain for the Stuarts. St Cuthbert's R.C. Church Edinburgh St Cuthbert is believed to have founded a church by the side of the Nor Loch at the foot of the Castle Rock. It is believed a church has stood on this site since 850 AD, making it Edinburgh's oldest church building. History mentions St. Cuthbert's church as far back as 1127. The Church steeple has been in place since 1789. The famous mathematician and inventor, John Napier is buried in the graveyard. In the graveyard are a number of famous people that help shape Edinburgh. Sir Henry Raeburn Painter, James Donaldson founder of Donaldson's School, Cathrine Sinclair author and Philanthropist main funder of the Scott Monument. Edinburgh Castle Well House Tower & St Margaret’s Well The well house and tower can be found at the foot of the Castle rock at the west end of Princes Street Gardens behind the Norwegian Boulder. There has been water supplied to the Castle from the mid 1000’s. The tower and well-house is named after Malcolm III’s wife, Margaret, later to become Saint Margaret as in the Chapel in the Castle. The Water Tower House could have been built in the mid to late 1300’s and the well as early as 1060. The inscription on the fountain reads THE FOUNTAIN OF THE ANCIENT WELLHOUSE TOWER CELEBRATED IN THE HISTORY OF THE CASTLE SINCE THE TIME OF SAINT MARGARET QUEEN OF SCOTLAND IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY History of the Woodlands and the Gardens The inscription on the plaque reads; During the reign of David 1st (1124 – 1153) this area was used for tournaments, hunting and hawking. Historically it is probable that the landscape would have been dominated by Oak (Quercus robur), Birch (Betula pendula and Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) with some cherry (Prunus avium), Alder (Alnus glutinosa and Elm Ulmus glabra). The area to the east of the bridge illustrates the vegetation of the pine forests of North-East Scotland. The area to the west of the bridge is typical of the woodland which would have existed during the reign of David 1st on this type of site. In the middle of the 15th century this area was flooded to form part of the Nor Loch and serve as the northern section of the city’s defences until the mid-18th century. The area was drained 1790 – 1820 and the Gardens constructed Thomas Guthrie Statue West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh Thomas Guthrie was the founder of the first Ragged Industrial School in Scotland in 1847. His first introduction to the idea of Ragged Schools was in 1841, when he was the Parish Minister of St. John’s Church in Edinburgh. His first school was in Ramsay Lane and was for the poor and destitute children of Edinburgh. Thomas Guthrie died in 1873 and was buried in The Grange Cemetery Edinburgh. Ragged Schools were free education for the poor and homeless children. James Young Simpson Statue West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh James Young Simpson (7 June 1811 – 6 May 1870) discovered the anaesthetic power of chloroform and introduced anaesthesia to childbirth. Simpson was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1863. On 4th November, 1847 Simpson first used chloroform. It was first used as an anaesthetic to help ease the pain during childbirth. Queen Victoria used chloroform during the delivery of Prince Leopold in 1853. Simpson was the first man to be knighted by the Scottish Court of the Lord Lyon for services to medicine. "Victo Dolore" (pain conquered) is the inscription on Simpson’s coat of arms. Simpson died at his home in Edinburgh at the age of fifty-eight. A burial spot in Westminster Abbey was offered to his family, but they declined and instead buried Simpson closer to home in Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh. On the day of Simpson's funeral, a Scottish holiday was declared, including the banks and stock markets, with over 100,000 citizens lining the funeral cortege on its way to the cemetery, while over 1,700 colleagues and business leaders took part in the procession itself. James Young Simpson Lived in 52 Queen Street Edinburgh for over 25 years. His first practice was at 2 Deanhaugh Street in Stockbridge across the road from where he lived with his brother at 1 Raeburn Place above his brother's bakery. Ross Fountain West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh The Ross Fountain stands in West Princes Street Gardens with a backdrop of the Edinburgh Castle. This is a well painted and photographed fountain but very few have it actually with water flowing from it. The Ross Fountain is an ornate iron fountain from the 19th Century. Figures depicted on the fountain include mermaids and four females, depicting science, the arts, poetry, and industry. A final female figure stands at the apex of the fountain. It was displayed at The Great Exhibition in London in 1862 where it was seen by philanthropist and gun-maker Daniel Ross, who bought and donated it to the City of Edinburgh. The fountain has been in Edinburgh since 1869. It was transported to Edinburgh from London in pieces and reassembled on its arrival. Regimental Lion Commemorative Monument West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh King Charles III who serves as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, unveiled a monument of a Lion to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The Lion sites in West Princes Street Gardens near to the Ross Fountain. Norwegian Memorial Boulder West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh The massive boulder situated a short distance from the Ross Fountain was a gift from the Norwegian people to commemorate friendships forged during the Second World War, when large numbers of Norwegians found refuge in Scotland. Scots American War Memorial West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh "The Call 1914", was erected in 1927 and shows a kilted infantryman looking towards the Castle. Behind the statue is a frieze showing queues of men answering the call by following the pipe band. The memorial was given by Scottish Americans to honour Scots who had served in the First World War. At the bottom of the frieze are lines from E. A. Mackintosh's poem "A Creed": " If it be life that waits I shall live forever unconquered; if death I shall die at last strong in my pride and free." Robert Louis Stevenson Stone West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh The Robert Louis Stevenson Stone can be found close to the Norwegian boulder in west Princes Street Gardens. There are many memorials to Robert Louis Stevenson all around Edinburgh, his birthplace was Howard Place and he lived with his parents in Heriot Row the family home. Wojtec the Bear West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh Wojtec 1947 – 1963 lived in Edinburgh Zoo for 16 years. Wojtec (little hero) the Siberian bear was adopted by the Polish free army and accompanied them wherever they were deployed. Wojtec became an official member of the Polish Free Army and became a hero at the Battle of Monte Casino in the 2nd World War in 1944. Wojtec was a Brown Bear and died at the age of 21 in Edinburgh Zoo. The memorial can be seen in West Princes Street Gardens beside the path at the Frederick Street entrance. Below the Scots Grey Cavalryman. The Royal Scots Greys Cavalry Regiment Memorial Memorial West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh The Equine statue can be found in West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh at the foot of Frederick Street. The Royal Scots Greys were a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1678–1971. Part of their standard is the eagle that was taken from the French standard seized at Waterloo by Sergeant Charles Ewart . The Royal Scots Greys fought along side the Light brigade at the Battle of Waterloo on 18th June 1815. The full story is in The Royal Mile Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle Esplanade and the Royal Mile Booklet read the story of Sergeant Charles Ewart. The Genius of Architecture West Princes Street Gardens This statue shows a crowned woman with two male kilted children at her feet. One, shows plans for approval whilst the other kneels to apply mortar to a pillar. It represents the crowning of the theory and practice of Art. The Ross Bandstand West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh The Ross Bandstand in West Princes Street Gardens is a venue for concerts and many other outdoor events, with a capacity to hold 2000 people. The Ross Bandstand was first built in 1877 and gifted to the city of Edinburgh by William Henry Ross. The current Ross Bandstand and terraced area was redeveloped in 1935 and is in use throughout the year and is the venue for the orchestra for the Festival fireworks displays. Basketball was also played here in 1948, The Scottish Cup Final and 1000+ watched the Olympic Basketball team from the USA. Allan Ramsay Statue West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh Allan Ramsay was a trained Wigmaker and poet. The statue of Allan Ramsay is wearing a night cap, in the act of writing. He holds a book in his left hand and a pencil in his right. He is on a pedestal decorated with portraits of Lord Murray (north side), who had the statue erected in memory of his great uncle, Mrs Ramsay his wife (west side), General Ramsay his father (south side) and Lady Campbell and Mrs Malcolm his daughters (east side). For the last 15 years of his life he lived in Ramsay Lodge an octagonal house on the Castle Hill. Now in Ramsay Garden which was a later development of the Lodge House. The white house is visible on the hill behind the statue on Ramsay Garden. In 1725 he was instrumental in opening the first lending library in the High Street near to St Giles Cathedral. This was the first lending library in Britain. Allan Ramsay Allan Ramsay was born in Lanarkshire in the west of Scotland on 15 October 1686. He died at the age of 71 on 7th January 1758 in Edinburgh. Allan Ramsay was a pioneer in the use of the Scots Language in contemporary poetry. Allan Ramsay first came to Edinburgh at the beginning of the year 1700. Allan first job was a wig maker’s apprentice He established the Jacobite Literary Society in 1712 In his writing he used pen names which were, first Isaac Bickerstaff and then Gawin Douglas, he changed his occupation in 1721 and became a bookseller which he retired from in 1740. He is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard. Alan Ramsay West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh's Floral Clock West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh The floral clock is believed to be the oldest floral clock in the world. Edinburgh's first floral clock was created on this site in 1903 and has been planted annually since. In 1905 a mechanism was added to reproduce the sound of a cuckoo, every fifteen minutes. The sound was produced by two organ bellows and organ pipes, but there was no model cuckoo to be seen. By 1950, the sound of the cuckoo had become almost drowned by the noise of nearby traffic, so a new cuckoo sound system including loudspeaker, was installed. A model cuckoo was also added which appears every fifteen minutes. The Royal Scots Memorial West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh The aim of the monument is to portray in stone and bronze the history of the Regiment from its earliest beginnings to modern times. Follow the medallions around the memorial and read the inscription that runs above the medallions in a continuous panel with a dedicatory quotation taken from the famous declaration of Arbroath. "It is not for glory or riches, neither is it for honour that we fight, but it is for the sake of liberty alone, which no true man loseth, but at the cost of his own life. Given at Arbroath by the Barons, free tenants and the whole community of the Kingdom of Scotland in the year 1320." The bronze plaque on the left of the picture is the badge of the Regiment. THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED UNDER THE BEQUEST OF CAMPBELL SMITH S.S.C. EDINBURGH A PIONEER OF THE ROYAL SCOTS CLUB AND A GREAT FRIEND OF THE REGIMENT. IT WAS UNVEILED BY H.R.H THE PRINCESS ROYAL C.I G.C.V.O. G.B.E. T.D. COLONEL-IN-CHIEF ON THE 26TH OF JULY IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II ON 28TH MARCH 2006, 373 YEARS TO THE DAY SINCE KING CHARLES I SIGNED THE WARRANT TO RAISE THE REGIMENT, THE ROYAL SCOTS THE ROYAL REGIMENT MERGED WITH THE OTHER SURVIVING SCOTTISH INFANTRY REGIMENTS TO FORM THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF SCOTLAND. OUR UNBROKEN HISTORY AND SERVICE TO SOVEREIGN AND COUNTRY LIVES ON IN THE 1ST BATTALION OF THE NEW REGIMENT. In west Princes Street Gardens there are a number of trees that have been planted by groups commemorating history which are spread over the area near to the Ross Bandstand. Seven areas of trees and a further 15 different memorials consisting of statues stones boulder and the Ross Fountain and Ross Bandstand both should be protected as historic monuments. The Holocaust Tree West Princes Street Gardens The holocaust Tree planted beside the Royal Scots Memorial in West Princes Street Gardens is in memory of the 6 million Jews and all other innocent victims of the Holocaust. The Plaque at the foot of the tree reads; Planted by the children of the Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation in memory of the six million Jews and all the other innocent victims who perished in thee Holocaust 27 January 2001 (The first national holocaust day) 3rd Shevat 5761. Belsen Commemorative Stone West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh The stone laid on the 14th May 1995 is to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Belsen Concentration camp by the British Army. In memory of the 6 million Jews and all other innocent victims killed by the Nazi atrocities in the 2nd World War and those who came together in the united forces to liberate Europe from fascism. “May their suffering not have been in vain” Anne Frank Memorial Tree West Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh Planted by the Children of the | Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation | in memory of | ANNE FRANK | who died in Bergen-Belsen | in March 1945 aged 15 years. Tu B’Shevat (The Jewish New Year for Trees) 5761 | 8th February 2001 Anne Frank was born on 12th June 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany of 1933 as the leader of the Nazi Party. Anne Frank and her family moved to Amsterdam to escape the anti-Semitic feelings the Nazi party promoted. In 1940 the Germans invaded Holland and on the 6th July Anne Frank and her family went into hiding. 4 years of Hiding without going outside Anne Frank and her family were found by the German Police on the 4th August 1944. After a short time in the Westerbork transit camp on the 3rd September 1944 they were transferred to Auschwitz concentration camp. Anne Frank her sister and mother were treated as slaves. Anne had her hair shaved of and was tattooed with an identity number. Anne and her sister were separated from their mother and sent to Belsen Camp. That is where Anne Frank and her sister died. Anne Frank was 15 years old. They were buried in a mass grave. For more on Anne Frank see Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. The golden jubilee Tree The golden jubilee of the national association of round tables of Great Britain and northern Ireland. For the people of Edinburgh to commemorate Tree Time in Craigmillar 1991 International Workers’ Memorial Day Tree International Workers’ Memorial Day a day of mourning takes place annually around the world on 28th April. A day of remembrance for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work. Tree Time in Craigmillar 1991 For the people of Edinburgh to commemorate Tree Time in Craigmillar 1991 Royal Scots 350th Anniversary Trees This Norway Maple was present by The Royal Scots Regiment in 1963 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the raising of the regiment. West Princes Street Gardens Railway Footbridge Access to the south side of the rail lines. Edinburgh Castle Water Tower and St Margaret’s Well is by the bridge behind the Ross Bandstand. The Mound - Bank Street - North Bank Street - Mound Place

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