Edinburgh Photo Studio Activities professional photographs taken groups family hen or stag party momento a be a model Edinburgh Photographers Photo Shoot Activities Photo Studios in Edinburgh that take great family portraits, special occasions, fashion shoots, group photos or a photo shoot Experience be a model for the day Advertise your business Here Advertise your business Here Nicola Bald Photography Photo Shoot 159-161 Dalry Road Edinburgh EH11 2EB 0131 510 1105 Tamara Photography Studios Photo Shoot 32 Bernard Street Edinburgh EH6 6PR 0131 281 7823 Meow Photo Studio Mohuddin Centre 123 Great Junction Street Edinburgh EH6 5JB 0131 555 1116 Fotkaplus Photography Photo Shoot 11 Castle Street Edinburgh EH2 3AH 0131 210 0145 Venture Photography Photo Shoot 17 Earlston Place Edinburgh EH7 5SU 0131 652 8130 A-Fotografy Photography Photo Shoot 151 London Road Edinburgh EH7 6AE 07850209999

Learn how to make cocktails like the experts at a Edinburgh Cocktail Masterclass for over 18s groups make them and drink them COCKTAIL MASTERCLASS EDINBURGH Learn the art of Mixology. Find out how to make cocktails and what spirts are the best mixers. learn about vermouth and liqueurs . How to make a Mia Tia, or the classic Martini. Make your own cocktail and remember to drink it to get the full experience. Activities Cocktail Masterclass Revolution 30 Chamber Street Edinburgh EH1 1HU City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 220 5679 Cocktail Masterclass Hanover Tap 112 Hanover Street Edinburgh EH2 1DR City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 225 2022 Cocktail Masterclass Rick's Hotel and Bar 55a Frederick Street Edinburgh EH2 1LH City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 622 7800 Cocktail Masterclass All Bar One 29 George Street Edinburgh EH1 2PA City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 226 9971 Cocktail Masterclass Candy Bar 113 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4JN City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 225 9179 Cocktail Masterclass Harvey Nichols 30 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 2AD City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 524 8388 Cocktail Masterclass Voodoo Rooms 19 West Register Street Edinburgh EH2 2AA City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 7060 Cocktail Masterclass 56 North 2 West Crosscauseway Edinburgh EH8 9JP City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 662 8860 The Jolly Botanist 258 Morrison Street Edinburgh EH3 8DT City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 228 5596 Cocktail Masterclass Tigerlily Hotel and Bar 125 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4JN City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 225 5005 Cocktail Masterclass Le Monde Hotel and Bar 16 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2PF City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 270 3939 Cocktail Masterclass Opal Lounge 51a George Street Edinburgh EH1 2HT City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 226 2275 Cocktail Masterclass Bar Soba 104 Hanover Street Edinburgh EH2 1DR City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 225 6220 Cocktail Masterclass All Bar One 50 Lothian Road Edinburgh EH3 9BY City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 221 7951

Find the Wedding Cake that not only looks good but will be remembered for its taste. Your wedding cake that will be talked about and enjoyed, designed to your specifications by professional confectioners with outstanding reputations. Edinburgh Designer Wedding Cakes Wedding Cake Makers Specialists in Designer Cakes City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian and Scottish Borders City of Edinburgh Wedding cake Specialists Wedding Cakes Cake Decoration Specialists 67 Broomfield Crescent Edinburgh EH12 7LS City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 334 0254 Wedding Cakes Blueberry Cakes 15 Buckstone Crescent Edinburgh EH10 6PH City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 445 4048 Wedding Cakes Cakery Bakery 4 Bughtlin Drive Edinburgh EH12 8UX City of Edinburgh Scotland 07734 055541 Wedding Cakes kraftycakes 21 Bughtlin Park Edinburgh EH12 8UR City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 339 8010 Wedding Cakes Liggy’s Cake Company 20 Deanhaugh Street Edinburgh EH4 1LY City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 332 2223 Wedding Cakes Regal and Royal Cakes 20 Hainburn Park Edinburgh EH10 7HQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 445 3558 Wedding Cakes Good Food Unlimited 52 North Meggetland Edinburgh EH14 1XQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 443 4512 Wedding Cakes 3D Cakes 20 Roseburn Terrace Edinburgh EH12 6AW City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 337 9990 Wedding Cakes The Finishing Touch 17 St Patrick Square Edinburgh EH8 9EZ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 667 0914 Wedding Cakes Joyce’s Cake Shop 7 Rodney Street Edinburgh EH7 4EN City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 0104 City of Edinburgh Wedding cake Specialists Wedding Cakes Lovecrumbs 155 West Port Edinburgh EH3 9DP City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 629 0626 Wedding Cakes Liggy’s Cake Company 45 William Street Edinburgh EH3 7LW City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 538 6395 Wedding Cakes The Cake & Chocolate Shop 12 Bruntsfield Place Edinburgh EH10 4HN City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 228 4350 Wedding Cakes Wedding Cakes Direct 35 Buccleuch Street Edinburgh EH8 9LT City of Edinburgh Scotland 07826 231895 Wedding Cakes Cuckoo's Bakery 150 Dundas Street Edinburgh EH3 5DQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 6224 Wedding Cakes Edinburgh Cakes 13 Grigor Avenue Edinburgh EH4 2PQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 315 2050 Wedding Cakes Designer Cake Boutique 50 Haymarket Terrace Edinburgh EH12 5LA City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 337 2851 Wedding Cakes Too Good To Eat 26 Morningside Road Edinburgh EH10 4DA City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 447 9299 Wedding Cakes Sweet Unique 21 Newhaven Road Edinburgh EH6 5PU City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 476 4805 Wedding Cakes Licks Cake Designs 8 Niddry Street South Edinburgh EH1 1NS City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 557 9939 West Lothian Wedding cake Specialists Wedding Cakes Fays Cakes 45 Maryfield Park Mid Calder EH53 0SB West Lothian Scotland 01506 884622 West Lothian Wedding cake Specialists Wedding Cakes Fays Cakes 45 Maryfield Park Mid Calder EH53 0SB West Lothian Scotland 01506 884622 East Lothian Wedding cake Specialists Wedding Cakes Cakes by Carol Dalbuie, Hall Crecent Gullane East Lothian EH31 2HA 01620 843904 Wedding Cakes Bubbles Designer Cakes 86 Abbots View Haddington EH41 3QJ East Lothian Scotland 01620 824441 Wedding Cakes Caledonian Cup cakes 47 High Street Dunbar EH42 1EW East Lothian Scotland 01368 862531 Wedding Cakes Licks Cake Designs 10 Wolseley Crescent Edinburgh EH8 7AD City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 557 9939 Wedding Cakes 3D Cakes 20 Roseburn Terrace Edinburgh EH12 6AW City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 337 9990

Golf Aberdeenshire golf courses along the north east coast of Scotland.There are a number of popular golf courses with visitors Royal Aberdeen Trump International Murcar Links and Cruden Bay. Golf Aberdeenshire Golf Courses Aberdeenshire are predominantly found on the east coast From in the south Auchenblae Golf Course to Buckie Golf Course in the North With Royal Aberdeen and Trump International, Murcur Links, Cruden Bay all popular with visitors Scotland's Golf Course Map Golf & Airport Transfers Golf Transfers for up to 16 passenger Executive coach based in Aberdeen Auchenblae Golf Course Auchenblae, Laurencekirk AB30 1TX +44 1561 320002 Inchmarlo Golf Centre Inchmarlo Banchory AB31 4BQ +44 1330 827080 Balnagask Golf Course St Fitticks Rd Torry Aberdeen AB11 8TN +44 1224 507764 Kings Links Golf Course Golf Road Aberdeen AB24 5QB +44 1224 507767 Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Links Road Bridge of Don Aberdeen AB23 8AT +44 1224 702571 Murcar Links Golf Club Murcar Bridge of Don Aberdeen AB23 8BD +44 1224 704354 Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen Menie Estate Balmedie Aberdeen AB23 8YE +44 1358 743300 Cruden Bay Golf Club Aulton Road Cruden Bay Peterhead AB42 0NN +44 1779 812285 Peterhead Golf Club Riverside Drive Peterhead AB42 1LT +44 1779 472149 Inverallochy Golf Club 11 Charles Street Inverallochy Fraserburgh AB43 8XY +44 1346 582000 Fraserburgh Golf Club Philorth links Fraserburgh AB43 8TL +44 1346 516616 Rosehearty Golf Club Castle Street Rosehearty Fraserburgh AB43 7JJ Royal Tarlair Golf Club Buchan Street Macduff AB44 1TA +44 1261 832897 Duff House Royal Golf Club The Barnyards Banff AB45 3SX +44 1261 812062 Cullen Links Golf Club The Links, Cullen Buckie AB56 4WB +44 1542 840685 Strathlene Golf Club Portessie Buckie AB56 4DJ +44 1542 831798 Buckpool Golf Club Barhill Road Buckie Moray AB56 1DU +44 1542 832236

Canongate Jersey and Crafts shop in the Royal mile Edinburgh for authentic Scottish handmade goods. Specialise in textiles both Celtic Pictish Crafts. Canongate Jerseys & Crafts Canongate Royal Mile, 164 - 166, Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DD Telephone +44(0)131 557 2967 Welcome to Canongate Jerseys & Crafts. We are a small, family-run business established in the Canongate, Edinburgh since 1978. We specialise in Celtic and Pictish art in knitwear, textiles and crafts. Our stock, which is all made in Scotland - mainly by small independent craftworkers, or small businesses. We also produce a range of hand-knitted or hand-framed knitwear, designed and made exclusively for sale in our shop. When you are in Edinburgh visit us in our Shop in at 164 - 166 Canongate Royal Mile Edinburgh EH8 8DD Heather & Julie We have in stock a range of exclusive knitwear for men and women, designed by Heather, with traditional and original designs inspired by the rock art of Scotland. We also offer a made to measure service at no extra cost, but we can only offer this service to customers in the shop. We sell various textiles made in Scotland. Handknitting from the Shetland Isles, renowned for their Fair-Isle patterns, includes ladies wear in jerseys, gloves, hats and scarves. Hand-woven Harris tweed includes wraps, bags, purses, scarves and even slippers. Also, a large range of throws, wraps, serapes, scarves and cushion covers in chenille by Calzeat - a feast of colour. All our crafts are sourced here in Scotland, mainly from small local businesses or individual craftworkers. back to top Next - Places to Visit

Edinburgh Fishing Activities Fishing is asport for everyone. You can fish of the shore in reseviors and lochs in rivers or take a charter boaat with captain and fish in the sea. Catch the big fish and take it home and have a get meal. Fishing Edinburgh Loch Fishing, Sea Fishing, River Fishing, Fly Fishing. Activities Loch Fishing Fishing Fly Fishing Fishing Markle Fisheries Markle East Linton EH40 3EB East Lothian Scotland 01620 861 213 Fishing Winton House Winton House Estate B6355 Pencaitland EH34 5AT East Lothian Scotland 01875 340 222 Fishing Clerklands Fly Fishery Clerklands Clerklands Loch Ashkirk TD6 9JR Scottish Borders Scotland 01835 870 519 Sea Fishing Berwick-Upon-Tweed Scottish Borders David Thompson Cod, Ling, Pollack, Coalfish 01289 302749 Eyemouth Scottish Borders Martin Spouse Cod, Ling, Coalfish 01890 751477 Eyemouth Scottish Borders Iain or Jim Easingwood Cod, Ling, Mackerel, Pollack 01890 771676 St Abbs Scottish Borders Peter Gibson Cod, Ling, Pollack, Wrasse 01890 771681 St Abbs Scottish Borders Paul O'Callaghan Cod, Ling, Pollack, Mackerel, Wrasse 01890 771525 Dunbar East Lothian George Easingwood Cod, Octapus, Flounders, Mackerel 01368 863438 Dunbar East Lothian Gordon Easingwood Mackerel, Pollack, Coalfish 01368 864441 Marine Quest 33 Harbour Road Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5HY 01890 752444 Fishing Fly Fishing Fishing Borders Angling Centre 97 High Street Galashiels TD1 1RZ Scottish Borders Scotland 01896 751620 Fishing Kailzie Fisheries Kailzie Garden Estate Kailzie Peebles EH45 9HT Scottish Borders Scotland 01721 720007 Fishing Markle Fisheries Markle East Linton EH40 3EB East Lothian Scotland 01620 861 213 Fishing Flyfishing St. Mary's Loch Tibbie Shiels Inn Selkirk TD7 5LH Scottish Borders Scotland 01896 752337 Fishing Coldingham Loch Fly Fishery Coldingham Loch West Loch Road St. Abbs Head TD14 5QE Scottish Borders Scotland 01890 771 960

St Andrews Golf Courses the home of Golf where the R & A are based. Find all the golf courses in the St Andrews area with address and contact details. St Andrews Golf Courses Golf & Airport Transfers Scotland's Golf Course Map St Andrews Home of Golf St Andrews is the 3rd oldest instituted golf club, which started in 1754 and has become the home of Golf. St Andrews is also home to the oldest club makers where the art of ball and club making can still be seen today at the St Andrews Golf Company which was established in 1881. St Andrews now known worldwide as the home of golf. St Andrews has 11 courses which the most famous being the Old Course. Advance Booking: to book any of our courses more than one day in advance call Reservations on +44 (0)1334 466 718 or email. enquiries@standrews.com The Old Course 8 The Links St Andrews Fife KY16 9JB Scotland 01334 466731 St Andrews New Golf Course 2 West Sands St Andrews Fife Ky16 9Xl Scotland 01334 466718 Castle Course Pilmour House St. Andrews Fife KY16 9SF Scotland 01334 466666 Jubilee Golf Course 1 West Sands St Andrews Fife KY16 9XL Scotland 01334 466666 Kingsbarns Golf Links Back Stile St Andrews Fife KY16 8QD Scotland 01334 460860 Kittocks Golf Course Fairmont Hotel St Andrews Fife KY16 8PN Scotland 01334 837032 Torrance Golf Course Fairmont Hotel St Andrews Fife KY16 8PN Scotland 01334 837000 Duke's Golf Course Craigtoun Park St Andrews Fife KY16 8NX Scotland 01334 470214 Eden Golf Course Old Guardbridge Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9SF Scotland 01334 466666 Strathtyrum Golf Course Old Guardbridge Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9SF Scotland 01334 466666 Balgove Golf Course Old Guardbridge Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9SF Scotland 01334 466666 Maps and addresses of popular golf courses played by visitors to Scotland. These courses are preferred by world golfers visiting Scotland Contact Details - and map St Andrews Old Course Links Clubhouse West Sands St Andrews KY16 9XL Contact: +44 (0)1334 466 718 Crail Golf Course, Crail Golfing Society, Anstruther KY10 3XN Fife Scotland +44 1333 450686 Trump International Scotland Menie Estate Balmedie Aberdeenshire AB23 8YE Contact +44 (0)1358 743 300 Carnoustie Golf Links Links House, Links Parade, Carnoustie DD7 7JE Contact: 01241 802270 Castle Stuart Golf Links Cabot Highlands Dalcross Inverness IV2 7JL Contact: +44 1463 796 111 Murcar Links Golf Club Murcar Bridge Of Don, Denmore AB23 8BD Contact +44 (0) 1224 704354 The Castle Course Pilmour House, Saint Andrews KY16 9SF Contact: +44 1334 466666 Gleneagles Golf Resort The King’s Golf Course: The Queen’s Golf Course PGA Centenary Golf Course Auchterarder Perthshire Scotland PH3 1NF Contact: +44 1764 662231 Kingsbarns Golf Links Kingsbarns St. Andrews KY16 8QD Fife Scotland Contact: + 44 (0) 1334 460860 Elie Golf Course Golf Club House Golf Club Lane, Elie Fife KY9 1AS Scotland Contact: +44 1333 330301 Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Bridge of Don Aberdeen AB23 8AT Contact: 01224 702571 Cruden Bay Golf Club, Aulton Road, Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland AB42 0NN Contact 01779 812414 Royal Dornoch Golf Club Links House, Golf Road, Dornoch IV25 3LW Contact: 01862 810219 Brora Golf Club Golf Road Brora Sutherland KW9 6QS Contact: +44 (0) 1408 621417 St Andrews New Golf Course Links Clubhouse West Sands St Andrews KY16 9XL Contact: +44 (0)1334 466 718 Trump Turnberry Ailsa Golf Course Trump Turnberry Arran Course Trump Turnberry King Robert the Bruce Golf Course Maidens Road Turnberry Ayrshire KA26 9LT +44 1655 334032 Royal Troon Old Golf Course 1 Craigend Road South Ayrshire KA10 6EP Contact: +44 1292 311555 Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club 2-4 Links Road Prestwick Ayrshire KA9 1QH Scotland Contact: +44 (0)1292 479483 IMAGE (Signature Hole etc) Description of Course Par - length - Park Links etc -History - Who designed it - when it opened Visitor Information Par - length - Park Links etc Professional Ranking Tee Times - Prices - Special Deals - Food - Drink East Lothian Golf Courses

Edinburgh and Scottish Government Buildings. Council run originisation Legal Buildings Courts and any other official group there office and head quarters with full postal address and contact number. Edinburgh Government Buildings GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS Edinburgh Information Official Buildings Health and Safety Executive 59 Belford Road Edinburgh EH4 3UE City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 247 2000 Official Buildings Royal Ancient & Historic Monuments 16 Bernard Terrace Edinburgh EH8 9NX City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 662 1456 Official Buildings Archers Hall 66 Buccleuch Street Edinburgh EH8 9LR City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 667 7860 Official Buildings City Observatory Calton Hill Edinburgh EH7 5AA City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 668 8100 Official Buildings Crown Office 25 Chamber Street Edinburgh EH1 1LA City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 226 2626 Official Buildings Procurator Fiscal 25 Chamber Street Edinburgh EH1 1LA City of Edinburgh Scotland 0845 561 3875 Official Buildings Sheriff Court 27 Chamber Street Edinburgh EH1 1LB City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 225 2525 Official Buildings Bute House 6 Charlotte Square Edinburgh EH2 4DR City of Edinburgh Scotland Official Buildings West Register House 3 Charlotte Square Edinburgh EH2 2AN City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 334 0380 Official Buildings Forestry Commission 231 Corstorphine Road Edinburgh EH12 7AT City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 314 6411 Official Buildings City Morgue 297 Cowgate Edinburgh EH1 1NA City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 8211 Official Buildings National Trust for Scotland Head Quarters 5 Cultins Road Edinburgh EH11 4DF City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 458 0200 Official Buildings Capability Scotland 11 Ellersly Road Edinburgh EH12 6HY City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 337 9876 HM Prison Edinburgh 33 Stenhouse Road Edinburgh EH11 3LN City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 444 3000 Official Buildings Royal Observatory 1 Observatory Road Edinburgh EH9 3HJ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 668 8100 Official Buildings Scottish Tourist Board 94 Ocean Drive Edinburgh EH6 6JH City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 472 2222 Official Buildings Visit Scotland 94 Ocean Drive Edinburgh EH6 6JH City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 472 2222 Official Buildings Register House 3 Princes Street Edinburgh EH2 2AN City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 334 0380 Official Buildings Scottish Prison Service 5 Redheughs Rigg Edinburgh EH12 9HW City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 244 8745 Official Buildings Scottish Sports Council 1 Redheughs Rigg Edinburgh EH12 9DQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 317 7200 Official Buildings St Andrews House 1 Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 244 2636 Official Buildings Historic Environment Scotland 9 Salisbury Place Edinburgh EH9 1SH City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 668 8600 Official Buildings Post Office Collections 21 South Gyle Crescent Edinburgh EH12 9PB City of Edinburgh Scotland 0345 602 1021 Official Buildings Gillis Centre 100 Strathearn Road Edinburgh EH9 1BB City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 623 8933 Official Buildings Scottish Office 1 Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 556 8400 Official Buildings Children First / Parent line 83 Whitehouse Loan Edinburgh EH9 1AT City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 446 2300 Official Buildings Boys Brigade Head Quarters 227 Ferry Road Edinburgh EH6 4SP City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 551 1200 Official Buildings Thomas Morton Hall 28 Ferry Road Edinburgh EH6 4AE City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 554 1408 Official Buildings Lothian and Borders Police Head Quarters 5 Fettes Avenue Edinburgh EH4 1RB City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 311 3131 Official Buildings Royal Society of Edinburgh 22 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2PQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 240 5000 Official Buildings Chesser House 500 Gorgie Road Edinburgh EH11 3YJ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 529 3000 Official Buildings Trading Standards 500 Gorgie Road Edinburgh EH11 3YJ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 529 3030 Official Buildings Merchants Hall 22 Hanover Street Edinburgh EH2 2EP City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 225 7202 Official Buildings City Chambers 253 High Street Royal Mile Edinburgh EH1 1YJ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 529 5974 Official Buildings Parliament Hall 11 High Street Royal Mile Edinburgh EH1 1RF City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 529 7368 Official Buildings Parliament House 11 High Street Royal Mile Edinburgh EH1 1RF City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 529 7368 Official Buildings P.D.S.A 26 Hutchison Crossway Edinburgh EH14 1RR City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 443 6178 Official Buildings Earl Haig House 66 Logie Green Road Edinburgh EH7 4HQ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 557 2782 Official Buildings International Conference Centre 150 Morrison Street Edinburgh EH3 8EE City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 300 3000 Official Buildings Trinity House Museum 99 New Kirkgate Edinburgh EH6 6BJ City of Edinburgh Scotland 0131 554 3289 Edinburgh Council Offices Council Tax Office City Chambers 249 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1YJ 0131 608 1111

Edinburgh New Town Princes Street is one of three main streets in the original new town of Edinburgh. Princes Street has Shops on the north side and the southside is two gardens East and West Princes Street Garden. Princes Street Edinburgh Attractions and History Princes Street Shops Princes Street Edinburgh Attractions Edinburgh’s famous Street “Princes Street” originally named St. Giles Street after the city’s patron saint, Saint Giles. King George III, after consideration, rejected the name St. Giles Street as St Giles being the patron saint of lepers and also the name of a slum area on the edge of the City of London. It was renamed Princes Street after his sons, the Princes. Princes Street is approximately 2kms in length with shops on the north side and gardens on the south side of the street. First House in Princes Street The first house built in Princes Street was No 10 in 1769. This was Silk Mercer (haberdasher) owner Mr John Neale. Then Pooles Coffee House 1783, then Archibald Constable purchased the house in 1822. Princes Street Gardens Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. Before the gardens were formed ( West Gardens Laid 1816-20 and East Gardens Laid 1830), a Loch (Lake) surrounded the Castle Rock, separating the two Gardens West and East is the Mound (building started 1781) which was formed from earth and rubble when the new town was under construction, it became a connection between Old and New Edinburgh. The Nor Loch (Princes Street Gardens) The Nor Loch stretched from under the North Bridge where the Waverley Station is now and in the west at the edge of St Cuthbert's Church, the Castle Rock and King's 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 by way of making a canal that emptied into Lochend at the back of Calton Hill. The Gardens were then laid. In the 1840s the railway was built in the valley, and Waverley Station opened in its present form in 1854. The first station was originally named Canal Street Station where Waverley Market now sta nds . Register House Princes Street Edinburgh Register House can be found at the foot of North Bridge Edinburgh built on what was at the time called Multrees Hill. It was opened in the 1790 and New Register House on the west side of the building in West Register Street was completed in the 1858. The buildings were built to store records of registry (births, deaths and marriages) and is also where the Tartan registry is now housed. Directly outside Register House can be found the Duke of Wellington’s statue which was erected in 1852 in memory of the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo Place leading to the Calton Hill is also named in memory of the Battle of Waterloo which took place in 1815. Register House Duke of Wellington Statue Princes Street Edinburgh Directly outside Register House can be found the Duke of Wellington’s statue which was erected in 1852 in memory of the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo Place leading to the Calton Hill is also named in memory of the Battle of Waterloo which took place in 1815. The name of the horse erected in 1852. The Horse was called Copenhagen. Ritchie Clock Edinburgh Circle The clock that can be found on the west side of the Wellington Statue is a clock that was part of the “Edinburgh Circle” a number of electronic clocks placed around the city by Frederick James Ritchie to give the correct time to Edinburgh’s residents. Jenner's Department Store (one of the world's first department stores) The original store opened in 1838 by 2 out of work drapers Charles Jenner and Charles Kennington at 47 Princes Street. The store grew with its popularity of fine goods and over time acquired 2 further premises in Princes Street and 8 in South St David Street to make it the largest department store in the United Kingdom. In early 1860s when Charles Kennington retired Charles Jenner became sole proprietor. The Store was burnt to the ground and rebuilt in 1893 by the same architect that designed the North British Railway Hotel (The Balmoral). The reopening of Jenner’s was in 1895 and was successful as an independent Department store until the House of Fraser group took over in 2005. Not surprisingly the Royal Warrant was awarded to the store in 1911 as the Royals at the time were frequent customers The Forsyth Armillary Sphere Princes Street Edinburgh First steel framed Building in Scotland. An icon of the Edinburgh skyline for over one hundred years. This corner building was the first to be built with a full steel-frame in Scotland date 1906. The corner store features the Forsyth Armillary Sphere which has the signs of the zodiac around the centre with 3 Gilt cherub figures holding the sphere in place. North British Station Hotel (The Balmoral Hotel ) Edinburgh The North British Station Hotel (The Balmoral) opened for Business in 1902 and is positioned next to the Waverley Station Between Waverley Bridge and the North Bridge, which gives direct access to Edinburgh’s old town, The Royal Mile, The Castle and The Palace of Holyrood House (Holyrood Palace). Directly behind the hotel is Calton Hill. The Hotel is at the east end of Princes Street, one of the most famous and picturesque streets in the world. The clock has historically been set 5 minutes fast giving rail travellers the illusion that they are late for their train. The site it stands on is where the first ever hotel in Edinburgh stood. The first hotel being The Crown in 1811 and then changed to Royal Eagle and Prince Regent before being demolished to make way for modernisation and the building of the present hotel. Royal Scottish Academy of Art Mound Edinburgh The oldest and most prestigious academy of contemporary art in Scotland. The Academy is active in the promotion of young artists from Scotland’s Colleges of Art and Architecture and takes a lead role in promoting living artists in Scotland. Royal Scottish Academy seen with the entrance from Princes Street Edinburgh. Royal Scottish Academy of Art Edinburgh’s Waverley Mall and Waverley Train Station The Waverley Train Station entrance in Princes Street is one of 4 entrances into the Waverley rail Station which is below street level. The Station was built in 1854 and is the main rail station in Edinburgh where you can travel in all direction with a direct line to London with a journey time of just over 4 hours. There are trains to Highlands, Glasgow, the Scottish Borders all points north and south. Dean Ramsay Cross Dean Ramsay was a clergyman in St John’s for 45 years. The Celtic Cross in his memory can be seen at the east end of the church near the entrance to Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh. Anne Rutherford (Mrs Walter Scott Esq) 1733 - 1819 Anne Rutherford was born in 1733 and died in 1819 her grave can be seen on the east side St John’s Church west end Edinburgh. Her father was John Rutherford and her mother Jean Swinton. The Swinton family being one of the oldest families in Scotland. Anne Rutherford was mother of Sir Walter Scott her ninth child, six of which died in infancy. Sir Walter Scott’s, grandmother was a Halliburton which gave the Scott family the hereditary right to be buried in Dryburgh Abbey. Where Walter Scott is buried with family members. Sir Henry Raeburn R.A. 1756 -1823 Sir Henry Raeburn R.A. was born in Edinburgh in 1756 and became Scotland’s foremost portrait painter. He lived in Stockbridge area north of Edinburgh. HIs studio Raeburn House where he worked is in York Place Edinburgh an extension of Queen Street which was an original part of Edinburgh’s new town. He was knighted in 1822 and was portrait painter to King George IV. His work can be seen in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and on the outside wall of the Gallery stands a statue of Sir Henry Raeburn amongst others. A memorial stone is in St John’s Church at the west end of Princes Street close to Sir Walter Scott’s mothers grave. George Burnett 1822 -1890 George Burnett Lyon King of Arms grave stone is in St John’s graveyard at the west end of Princes Street Edinburgh. George was born in 1822 son of John Burnett, Fifth Laird of Kemnay Inverurie. The family home Kemnay House would pass to Alexander the 6th Laird, George’s older brother. George became a lawyer in 1845 a member of the faculty of Advocates and was appointed Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1866. He remained in the position until his death in 1890. Lord Lyon King of Arms is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country. Johnnie alker Visitor Centre Johnnie Walker Visitor Centre Old Clock 1962 the Clock on the corner of Princes Street and Hope Street was erected in 1962 and twice each hour the miniature Pipers circled the base of the Clock playing the tune Scotland the Brave. This was originally a Binns department store built in 1935 for a company founded in Sunderland in 1811 by a draper called George Binns. History of John Walker John Menzies 61 Princes Street John Menzies moved from London to Edinburgh at the age of 25 and opened a book shop in 1833 at 61 Princes Street, Edinburgh. With in a few years it became what is now known as a newsagents, being the first to sell The Scotsman newspaper (another business still trading) over the counter. John Menzies is now Menzies Aviation and is still going strong. Next - Waverley Bridge

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The history of golf, its beginings in Scotland. With the oldest institued Golf Clubs and first ever Golf Clubhouse. Play the Oldest golf course for free. Be part of the History of golf, visit where the rules were first played to and the first open championship course. The history of the Claret Jug, Clubs and Balls. Golf History Ye Old Golf Tavern Established (1456) Edinburgh The first known Golf Club House in the world was at Wright’s Houses built circa 1376 next to Bruntsfield Links. In 1717 Golfhall was built where golfers met before and after golf on the Links. It m oved 2 doors down and change name to Ye Old Golf Tavern where it stands today. Bruntsfield Links adds 30 holes to the original 6 holes in 1890. There was mention of golf being played in Bruntsfield as early as 1380's. The Burghers (Royal Burgess) Wall Tablet shows golfers at Bruntsfield Links with Edinburgh Castle in the background. Enquiries Bookings Prices First Instituted Golf Clubs The Golf Clubs of note are; Burghers (Royal Burgess Golf Society) The Burghers were instituted in 1735 now known as Royal Burgess the Oldest Golf Society in the world. The Rhind Stone pictured below is of two Burghers golfers with their caddies on the Bruntsfield Links. When overcrowding of the golf course became a problem the Burghers (Burgess) moved to Musselburgh in 1874 and then made a final move to their present home in Barnton where they had a new golf course designed by Tom Morris which opened in May of 1895. It was 1929 when King George V by royal proclamation allowing the Burgess to change name to The Royal Burgess Golfing Society as it is today. The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers instituted prior 1744. The writers’ of the rules of golf. (2nd oldest club) Moved to its present location in 1891. Their first move was to Leith in 1744 where they wrote the rules of golf. Bruntsfield Links Golf Club Bruntsfield Links Institute 1761. Moved to its present location in 1898. (4th oldest). Other clubs that played and used the clubhouse were, Edinburgh Thistle Golf Club instituted 1870. Moved to Braid Hills 1890 and still play there. The Allied Golfing club instituted 1856. The St Leonards Instituted 1857, The Warrender Instituted 1858 Bruntsfield Links Golf Course Royal Burgess Plaque of golfers at Bruntsfield Links Silver Golf Club In 1744 the city gave a silver club to be played for on 1 April annually by the Edinburgh Company of golfers. The winner to be club Captain for a year and a gold or silver medal to be attached to the silver club bearing the winners name and date of winning. The Royal Burgess Golfing Society still play for a silver putter to this day. Home of Golf St Andrews is the 3rd oldest instituted golf club, which started in 1754 and has become the home of Golf. St Andrews is also home to the oldest club makers where the art of ball and club making can still be seen today at the St Andrews Golf Company which was established in 1881. No Bags in these days. Golf bags were thought of by Tom Morris Jnr when playing a round of golf against an archer. He thought the quill that carried the arrows could be adapted to carry golf clubs. However, when telling his father Tom Morris Snr the idea he said " it never catch on". Golfer's Land Canongate Royal Mile Edinburgh Brown’s Close previously Golfer’s Land is a tenement building purchased with winnings from a 4 ball golf match between Baillie John Paterson and The Duke of York (King James VII) and two English noblemen. Will James was in residence at Holyrood in 1680, two English noblemen attached to the court of the Duke of York (to be King James VII) were challenged by the Duke to a golf match on Leith Links. The Duke’s partner was shoemaker John Paterson a descendent from a long line of golfers. The English noblemen were beaten and the Duke rewarded Paterson with the stakes that had been played for, which enabled Paterson to build a tenement building which he called Golfer’s Land. The building is no longer on the site as it was demolished in 1960. In 1664 Charles I (The Duke’s father) bestowed on the Duke of York the American provinces previously controlled by the Dutch now renamed in his honour, New York. The Duke succeeded to the crown in 1685, and died in 1701. In 1688, his wife Queen Mary gave birth to a son who was later to be father to Bonnie Prince Charlie. Golf in the Beginning It is not known when golf was actually introduced into Scotland. However, in historic documents golf was mentioned in 1457 and 1471 under James III. In the accounts of the Lord high Treasurer under James IV the following entries are found one of which is 1503 “to play at the golf with the Errol of Bothwell”.. Golf Clubs and Balls During the reign of James VI (1566 – 1625) the business of club making had become one of some importance. On 4 April 1603 William Mayne, Burgess of Edinburgh is appointed maker of bows, arrows, spears and clubs to the King. Golf balls were originally stuffed with feathers and golf clubs were made from wood with a smooth brass head. When playing the game of golf, before every strike of the ball a shout of ‘Fore’ was shouted out as a warning to anyone that may be out walking. Clubs and Balls were most certainly made prior to Feb 4th 1503 as Clubbes and Ballis were in the accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of James IV. Musselburgh's Golf Champions 5 famous golfers from Musselburgh all champions. Willie Park Snr- Mungo Park - Willie Park Jnr - Bob Ferguson - David Brown. on the other plaque Willie Dunn Jnr First unofficial U.S Open Champion and Willie Campbell was runner-up He became the first Golf professional at Brookline County Club in Massachusetts USA Trivia Banning Of Golf King James II of Scotland banned the game in the Scottish Act of Parliament of 1457 The first documented reference to today's game. Golf was also banned by James III in 1471. James IV in 1491. The Golf Hole The size of a golf hole has remained the same size since 1893. Robert Gay made the first hole in 1829. Lofted Clubs The niblicks (wedge) and Mashie (7 iron) were the first iron headed golf clubs circa 1750. Traditional sets of irons were invented by Archibald Barrie and were in use circa 1900. Golf Bag Golf bags were thought of by Tom Morris Jnr when playing a round of golf against an archer. He thought the quill that carried the arrows could be adapted to carry golf clubs. However, when telling his father Tom Morris Snr the idea he said "it never catch on". Caddie The first named caddie was Andrew Dickson in 1681 when in a competition with the then Duke of York later (James VII) Golf Ball During the reign of James VI (1566 – 1625) the business of club making had become one of some importance. On 4 April 1603 William Mayne, Burgess of Edinburgh is appointed maker of bows, arrows, spears and clubs to the King. Golf balls were originally stuffed with feathers and golf clubs were made from wood with a brass head which was perfectly smooth. Bunkers. Definition of Bunker in Golf "small, deep sand pit in links land" First mentioned in 1812, but thought to have been on courses when quarrying at Bruntsfield links was a plight of the golfers. First Putter The Putting Cleek was made circa 1785 by Simon Cossar a golf club maker in Leith. The putter was made with an iron head attached to a wooden shaft. The Claret Jug First played for at St Andrews Old Course in 1872. The winner was Tom Kidd a Caddie from St Andrews Old Course.

The Makars Slabs are on the ground of Makars' Court Lady Stair's Close Lawnmarket Royal Mile Edinburgh. Each Slab is a memorial to a Makar (Poet) of Scotland. Makars Court Makars' Slabs Lawnmarket Royal Mile Edinburgh The Makars Slabs The Makars' Slabs can be found in Makars' Court Lawnmarket Royal Mile Edinburgh. Which is the court yard outside the Writers' Museum. Below are the slabs that can be found in honour of the writers'. See if you can find them? All their names and inscriptions are listed. Access to Makars' Court is either from Lady Stairs' Close or Wardrop's Court in the Lawnmarket Royal Mile or from North Bank Street on the Mound across from the Bank Museum. The Makars' Slabs are to honour each Makar. A Makar was originally a reference to poets of fifteenth and sixteenth century Scotland. It now includes more recent writers. Makar Sir Walter Scott 1771-1832 Novelist and Poet Born in Edinburgh Inscription on slab THIS IS MY OWN, MY NATIVE LAND Makar Robert Louis Stevenson 1850 – 1894 Novelist, Poet and Travel writer Born in Edinburgh Inscription on slab THERE ARE NO STARS AS LOVELY AS EDINBURGH’S STREET LAMPS Makar Robert Fergusson 1750 – 1774 Poet, Born in Edinburgh Inscription on slab AULD REIKIE WALE O’ I LKA TOWN Makar Tom Scott 1918 – 1995 Poet, Builders Labourer and Soldier, Born Partick Glasgow Inscription on slab WEIRD HOU MEN MAUN AYE BE MAKIN WAR INSTEID O THINGS THEY NEED Makar Robert Burns 1759 – 1796 Poet Born in Alloway Inscription on slab MAN TO MAN THE WORLD O’ER SHALL BRITHERS BE FOR A’ THAT Makar Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir Duncan Ban Macintyre 1724 - 1812 S e muthadh air an t-saoghal An coire laghach gaolach A dhol a-nis air faondradh A change has come upon the world That the fine, beloved corrie Should now be desolate He was a leading Gaelic poet. A granite monument dominates Glen Orchy (his birthplace) and Loch Awe. He published three editions of his poems as Orain Ghaidhealach (Gaelic Songs) in 1768, 1790 and 1804. Makar James Boswell 1740 – 1795 Laird of Auchinleck, Biographer, Advocate, Born in Edinburgh Inscription on slab I RATTLED DOWN THE HIGH STREET IN HIGH ELEVATION OF SPIRITS Makar Lachlan Mor MacMhuirich 1370 – 1478 Scottish Bard Professional Poet of a dynasty of Poets, Born in the Hebrides Inscription on slab A CHLANNA CUINN CUIMHNICHIBH CRUAS AN AM NA H-IORGHAILE Makar Helen Cruickshank 1886 – 1975 Poet and Suffragette, Born in Hillside near Montrose Inscription on slab THE SPIRIT ENDURES FOR EVER Makar Sydney Goodsir Smith 1915 – 1975 Poet, Artist, Novelist and dramatist, Born in Wellington New Zealand Inscription on slab BARDS HAE SUNG O LESSER LUVES THAN I O THEE OH MY GREAT FOLLIE AND MY GRANDERIE Makar Muriel Spark 1918 – 2006 Novelist, Born in Edinburgh Inscription on slab THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE COMMONPLACE Makar Fionn Maccolla (AKA) Thomas Douglas Macdonald 1906 – 1975 Actual name Thomas Douglas MacDonald a Novelist, born in Montrose Inscription on slab MY BOOTS IN THE SOIL OF ALBA Makar Neil Munro 1863 – 1930 Lawyers Clerk, Journalist, writer (Hugh Foulis), Born in Inveraray Inscription on slab “AND YET, AND YET, THIS NEW ROAD WILL SOME DAY BE THE OLD ROAD, TOO” Makar Neil Miller Gunn 1891 – 1973 Novelist, Dramatists and Critic, Born in Dunbeath Inscription on slab KNOWLEDGE IS HIGH IN THE HEAD BUT THE SALMON OF WISDOM SWIMS DEEP Makar Sir David Lyndsay 1486 – 1555 Lyon King of Arms, Satirist, Poet and Diplomat, Born in Fife Inscription on slab LAIT US HAIF THE BUKIS NECESSARE TO COMMOUN WEILL Makar George MacKay Brown 1921 – 1996 Poet, Dramatist and Author, Born in Stromness, Orkney Inscription on slab IN THE FIRE OF IMAGES GLADLY I PUT MY HAND Makar Iain Crichton Smith 1928 – 1998 Poet and Novelist, Born in Glasgow in 1928 lived in Bayble Lewis from infancy Inscription on slab LET OUR THREE-VOICED COUNTRY SING IN A NEW WORLD Makar John Muir 1838 – 1914 Engineer, Naturalist, Philosopher, Writer, Botanist and Geologist, Born in Dunbar Inscription on slab I CARE TO LIVE TO ENTICE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT NATURE’S LOVELINESS Makar Douglas Young 1913 – 1973 Poet and Politician Leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party, Born in Tayport Fife Inscription on slab HE WAS EIDENT, HE WAS BLYE, IN SCOTLAND’S CAUSE Makar Nigel Tranter 1909 – 2000 Historian and Author, Accountant, Born in Glasgow Inscription on slab YOU INTEND TO BIDE HERE? CAN YOU THINK OF ANYWHERE BETTER? Makar James Allan Ford 1920 – 2009 Born in Auchtermuchty in Fife Inscription on slab SING OUT THE SILENCE FILL FOR EVER AND EVER THE EMPTINESS WRITER, SOLDIER AND SENIOR CIVIL SERVANT Makar Dorothy Dunnett 1923 – 2001 Painter, Sculptures and fiction writer, Born in Dunfermline Fife 1923 Inscription on slab WHERE ARE THE LINKS OF THE CHAIN JOINING US TO THE PAST? Makar John Buchan 1875 – 1940 Writer and Historian, first Baron Tweedsmuir of Elsfield, 15th Governor General of Canada, Born, Perth 1875 Inscription on slab WE CAN ONLY REPAY OUR DEBT TO THE PAST BY PUTTING THE FUTURE IN DEBT TO US Makar James King Annand 1908 – 1993 Poet famous for children’s poems, Principal History Teacher, Editor, born in Edinburgh Christopher Murray Grieve Inscription on slab SING IT AINCE FOR PLEISURE SING IT TWICE FOR JOY Makar James Bridle 1888 – 1951 Scottish Playwright, also a surgeon in the 1st and 2nd world wars, real name Osborne Henry Mavor, born in Glasgow Inscription on slab WHO KNOWS THE HEART OF MAN AND WHAT MOVES IN THAT DARKNESS? Makar William Dunbar 1460 – 1520 One of the greats, Poet associated with the court of James IV, and Advocate of Law, Born, circa 1880 Inscription on slab THE FESCHE IS BRUKLE THE FEND IS SLE TIMOR MORTIS CONTURBAT ME. Makar Naomi Mitchison 1897 – 1999 Novelist and Poet, Baroness, born in Edinburgh Inscription on slab GO BACK FAR ENOUGH AND ALL HUMANKIND ARE COUSINS Makar John Galt 1779 – 1839 Writer, Novelist, founded the town of Guelph in Canada, born Irvine Ayrshire 1779 Inscription on slab BIRR AND SMEDDUM Makar Violet Jacob 1863 – 1946 Novelist and Poet, born House of Dun, Montrose Inscription on slab THERE’S MUCKLE LYIN YONT THE TAY THAT’S MAIR TO ME NOR LIFE Makar Lady Culross, Elizabeth Melville 1578 – 1640 First Scots woman to have printed works “Ane Godlie Dreame” 1603, Born, Collessie near Cupar Fife Inscription on slab THOUGH TYRANTS THREAT, THOUGH LYONS RAGE AND RORE DEFY THEM ALL, AND FEARE NOT TO WIN OUT POET, Makar George Buchanan 1506 – 1582 Teacher, Poet and the person that helped Elizabeth I in the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, Born, Killearn, Stirling 1506 Inscription on slab POPULO ENIM IVS EST VT IMPERIVM CVI VELIT DEFERA Makar David Daiches 1912 – 2002 Author, Editor and authority on Scottish Literature, born in Sunderland 1912 lived his life in Edinburgh Inscription on slab BRIDGE-BUILDING IS MY VOCATION Makar Hugh MacDiarmid 1892 – 1978 Journalist, Author Poet, born Christopher Murray Grieve in Langholm, Scottish Borders 1892 Inscription on slab DRUMS IN THE WALLIGATE PIPES IN THE AIR THE WALLOPIN’ THISTLE IS ILL TO BEAR Makar Robert McLellan 1907 – 1985 Writer, Poet and Dramatist awarded O.B.E in 1978, born Clyde Valley near Lanark Inscription on slab THE POUER TO BIGG A BRAW WARLD IN HIS BRAIN CRAITUR MARKS MAN THE ONLY THAT CAN GREIT Makar Robert Garioch Sutherland 1909 – 1981 Poet, Author and School Teacher, born Robert Garioch Sutherland Inscription on slab IN SIMMER, WHAN A SORTS FOREGETHER IN EMBRO TO THE PLOY. Makar John Barbour 1320 – 1395 Poet, Archdeacon and supporter of King David II, First to write in Scots language, born in Aberdeenshire Inscription on slab FREDOME IS A NOBLE THING Makar Robert Henryson 1425 – 1490 Poet, School teacher and law Advocate, born as record show he was at University in 1462 Inscription on slab BLISSED BE SEMPILL LYFE WITHOUTIN DREID 46664 Its in our hands Nigel Mandela 90th birthday Concert Hyde Park London Makar Nan Shepherd 1893 -1891 English school teacher, Writer, Novelist and Poet, born Peter Culter on the River Dee 1893. Inscription on slab IT’S A GRAND THING TO GET LEAVE TO LIVE Makar Sorley MacLean (Somhairle MacGill-Eain) 1911 – 1996 School teacher and Poet son of a tailor, born Island of Raasay between Skye and main land Scotland Inscription on slab NAN ROBH AGAINN ALBA SHAOR ALBA CO-SHINTE RI AR GAOL Makar Gavin Douglas 1476 – 1522 Poet, Scottish Bishop and Politician, Born in Tantallon Castle East Lothian Inscription on slab MAK IT BRAID AND PLANE KEPAND NA SUDRON BOT OUR AWYN LANGAGE High Street Southside

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

Grassmarket attractions Guide has all the history and attractions in the Gassmarket. Murders, Hangings, Riots, famous people, pubs, restaurants, shops, hotels apartments and cafes. Also included is the West Port, West Bow and King's Stable Road. Grassmarket Attractions Edinburgh The Grassmarket Area was where people from all over brought their livestock to sell at market. Cattle, horses, sheep and goats. There were many market stalls which would sell homemade and Homegrown goods. The Grassmarket is the oldest market area recorded in British history and has been written about since circa 1370. It was James the 3rd who first gave charter to a weekly market in 1477. This Grassmarket area was first paved in 1543 from the West Port to the Upper Bow. Today there is a weekly Saturday Market with all kinds of goods. From early morning to late afternoon there is a hive of activity. The Grassmarket has one road that runs through for traffic and the rest of the area is pedestrianised with outside drinking and eating areas for all the family. The Grassmarket was built on what was part of the south loch which was drained in the early 14th century. It became a cattle market shortly after and was officially one on Edinburgh's main markets under the ordinance of James III in 1477. There were many taverns and Inns to satisfy the thirst of the cattle traders and farm hands who brought their animals to market. In 1560 the Corn Market was moved from the corner of Marlin’s Wynd to the east end of the Grassmarket. The Gallows stood at the foot of the West Bow from 1660, near to where the Corn Market was situated. This became the main gallows for executions in Edinburgh until the last hanging on the 4th February 1874. when the gallows moved back to the High Street. The animal market took place here up to 1911. Two of the taverns still remain The Last Drop where it was said the person to be hanged would get his last drink. The other is Maggie Dickson’s a famous story of how the law was changed from the sentence being ‘to be hanged’ to ‘to be hanged till dead’ As Maggie was hung and didn’t die. North Side of the Grassmarket 1830 -2019 Grassmarket 500th Anniversary Plaque This plaque was unveiled |on the 3rd of October 1977 by the | Rt. Hon. Kenneth Borthwick. | Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh | To commemorate the 500th anniversary | of a reorganisation of Edinburgh markets. | Authorised by King James III. | on the 3rd of October 1477. | The Cattle Market was situated at | the western end of the Grassmarket | and in King’s Stables Road | this are was then just outside the Burgh. The White Hart Inn Grassmarket Edinburgh The White Hart Inn Edinburgh was established in 1516, The White Hart Inn is one of the oldest and most historic pubs in Edinburgh. Past visitors have included the poets Robert Burns and William Wordsworth. The murderers Burke and Hare also were regulars in the pub in the late 1820s, as this is where they were to lure their victims back to their nearby lodgings, where they were murdered and their bodies sold to Dr Knox for medical research and study by students of the University medical school. During the First World War, on 2 April 1916, a German Zeppelin bombing raid was mounted over Edinburgh. During the bombing, a bomb exploded on the pavement outside a Public House, injuring four, one of whom died of shrapnel injuries. Zeppelin Airship Paving Slab Grassmarket Edinburgh This Stone marks the site of a bomb dropped from Zeppelin Airship L14 on the night of 2nd April 1916 on that night 2 Zeppelin Airships dropped bomb on Leith and Edinburgh. Some of the places they were dropped in Edinburgh were; 39 Lauriston Place, 183 Causewayside, Marchmont Crescent, Belford Place, Lothian Road, the Castle Rock near the king’s Bridge, 16 Marshall Street, Nicolson Street, 69 St Leonards Hill, Royal Infirmary at Lauriston and Coltbridge Gardens. There were a number of deaths and injured plus substantial damage to property. Grassmarket Mission Grassmarket Edinburgh The Grassmarket Mission was founded by James Fairbairn in 1886. In 1930, the Mission purchased the building next door (at 96 Grassmarket) and constructed a new Mission Hall Alexander Barrie, was appointed Superintendent in 1916, Mission became known colloquially as “The Barries”. The Mission was there to help the poor and needy of the Grassmarket in 1989 the decision was made to sell the Mission Halls. The Grassmarket Community Project was incorporated and funded by The Grassmarket Mission in 2010 and is still going strong. The Plaque reads; Grassmarket Mission | Undenominational | Erected in Memory of | James Fairbairn | Founder and First Superintendent | Of This Mission | Died 3rd ay 1894 | “His works Do Follow Him “. The Grassmarket Gallows Grassmarket Edinburgh The Grassmarket Edinburgh 1477 to 1911 was one of Edinburgh’s main markets for horse and cattle. The Grassmarket was also a setting for public executions. under Scots Law at that time, as she had served her punishment, she was free to go. Only later the words “until dead” were added to the sentence of hanging. You can find the pub named after her just a few yards from where she was hanged. The shadow of a gibbet is marked on the paving stones where the former gallows were. The inscription around the stone reads; On this Spot many Martyrs and Covenanters died for the Protestant Faith Margaret Dickson ‘Half hang it Maggie Dickson’ One famous execution in 1724 was of a Margaret Dickson of Inveresk a young women separated from her husband. (She was to be known as ‘Half hang it Maggie Dickson’). Her crime was concealment of pregnancy in the case of a dead child. (Not to be her husbands). She was said to have killed and disposed of the child’s body. Her execution was carried out by the hangman, after hanging for the prescribed time she was put into a coffin which the lid was nailed firmly closed. A fight broke out between the friends of Maggie and ae surgeon’s apprentices who wanted the body for investigation a regular thing in these times. Her friends were successful and took the coffin on a wheelbarrow but the uneven roads caused shaking and banging of the coffin and at Peffermill her friends herd banging on the coffin and found Maggie to be alive. By the time they arrived in Musselburgh she walked the final distance to her home at Inveresk. Maggie had served her sentence of hanging and lived a long life and had several children. When Maggie went out people would look at her and shout out to her “half hang it Maggie” when she walked past them in the street. Last Man Executed in Grassmarket Inscription on the pavement reads; The last person to be hanged from the Grassmarket gallows was James Andrews on the 4th February 1784. the names and dates of others hanged are on the steel boards. The Grassmarket Cross THIS CROSS (ORIGINALLY A CRUCIFIX) WAS AT ONE TIME IMPOSED UPON THE WALL OF THE HOUSE WHICH STOOD IMMEDIATELY OPPOSITE THE SITE OF THE GALLOWS IN THE GRASSMARKET USED FOR PUBLIC EXECUTIONS. IT WAS THE LAST OBJECT TO BE SEEN BY THE SUFFERERS BEFORE DEATH. AMONG OTHERS WHO WERE EXECUTED AT THE SPOT WERE MANY WHO SUFFERED FOR CONSCIENCE SAKE. NOT IMPROBABLY SOME MEMBERS OF THIS CONGREGATION. IT IS NOT UNTRUE THEREFORE TO DESCRIBE IT AS A MARTYR’S CROSS AND NOT UNFITTING THAT IT SHOULD FIND PLACE HERE. WHEN THE HOUSE WAS DEMOLISHED THE CROSS WAS GIVEN TO ROBERT FARQUHAR SHAW STEWART WHOSE FAMILY PRESENTED IT TO OLD SAINT PAUL’S. Grassmarket Cross Captain John Porteous Lynching Grassmarket Edinburgh Captain John Porteous Lynching in 1736 after 10 years being Captain of the City Guard John Porteous was lynched on 7 September 1736. Three smugglers/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 publicly hanged in the Grassmarket in April of 1736. As events unfolded a riot started 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 had killed onlookers who were at their windows of their houses. With the crowd getting even more violent, Captain Porteous gave the order to shoot into the crowd and more were killed. 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 Sept. 1736. Door Lintel Grassmarket Edinburgh 71 Grassmarket The Lintel above the door Inscription: 1889 VITAM (LIFE) DIRIGAT (DIRECT) Prior to this building there were housing for the Knights Templar. Old Grassmarket Dwelling This is one of the oldest inscriptions in the Grassmarket dated 1634. The tenement originally owned in 1634 and inscribed 'Blessed be God for all his Giftis' between initials IL and GK, standing for James Lightbodie and his wife Geillis Kniblo. A Scottish custom for the newlyweds to inscribe their initials above the door of their house and the date they married or moved in. The Beehive Inn Grassmarket Edinburgh Death Cell Door Calton Jail Edinburgh The actual door of the death cell that was in the Calton Jail in Regent Road can be found on the first floor of the Beehive Inn. The Flodden Wall Grassmarket Edinburgh From Granny Green Steps across to The Vennel in the west end of the Grassmarket is where the Flodden Wall stood as a protection against invading armies. The Flodden Wall is the name given to the defensive wall which was built to surround the City of Edinburgh in 1513. The pictures below show the Flodden Wall as it is today. The first part of the wall visible is in The Vennel and the final part still standing is in The Pleasance. It was in 1513 that the Scots waged a disastrous attack on the English at Flodden Field. James IV was killed in the action, along with 10,000 other Scots. The Flodden Wall was built to defend Edinburgh from English attacks. Many parts of the wall survive to this day. The wall starts at the Castle goes down Granny Green Steps to the Grassmarket across the Grassmarket to the Vennel Steps where you can find the ‘Flodden Tower’ where the Flodden wall joins the Telfer Wall. This extension was to protect the Heriot Hospital, now Heriot’s School. John Taillefer was the master mason who built and named the Telfer Wall (1628 – 1636). At the corner of Lauriston Place and Heriot Place turn left and follow Heriot’s School wall until you reach a further part of the Telfer Wall. Continue round into Forrest Road where there is a plaque on the wall. This is where the wall would have crossed to the Bristo Gate on your right. Continue on and you will come to Greyfriar’s Kirkyard where there are many interesting things to see including parts of the Telfer Wall and where it joins with The Flodden Wall. Click on title in blue to get the Flodden Wall Old Edinburgh Flodden Wall New Greyfriars Mission Buildings Grassmarket Edinburgh The Greyfriars Mission building was built in 1884 as a part of the Robertson Memorial Mission Buildings. The three buildings were a church a shop and housing. The wall tablet Inscription reads New Greyfriars Mission Buildings to the glory of God and in loving memory of the Rev. William Robertson DD, for nearly 40 years minister of this Parish. AD 1884. The Church building is now a bar restaurant and brewery. Castle Wynd South Castle Wynd South is a path and steps that gives access to Johnston Terrace from the Grassmarket. The Steps are named after Patrick Geddes (biologist, sociologist, geographer, and philanthropist) Best known as a town planner. A further set of steps Castle Wynd North gives access to Castlehill and the entrance to Edinburgh Castle. Heriot Bridge Grassmarket Edinburgh Heriot Bridge in the Grassmarket was an access road to Heriot Hospital (school) when it opened in 1628. The Heriot Bridge has long since been block by other school buildings. Heriot’s when built had its main entrance facing the Castle and then the Old Town of Edinburgh as Heriots School stood outside the city walls. Grassmarket Regulars The infamous Burke and Hare who lured women from the pubs of the Grassmarket to murder them and sell their bodies to Dr Knox of the Medical School for use in autopsies for the students. Link to West Port Murders Next - Cowgate

Edinburgh New Town, The Mound Edinburgh, Royal Mile Bank Street and North Bank Street Edinburgh Historic facts famous people and buildings. Where the Edinburgh New Town and Old Town meet. The Mound Bank Street, North Bank Street Mound Place, St Giles Street Edinburgh The Mound Edinburgh The Mound in the centre of Edinburgh links the Old Town with the New Town. The Mound was originally the excavations from the building of the New town piled up in the middle of the area that had been Nor Loch. This eventually provided a further access to and from the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh. At the foot of the mound is access to West Princes Street Gardens and opposite can be found the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and slightly further up the mound is the National Gallery of Scotland. On the corner with Market Street stands a statue in memorial to the Black Watch. On mound Place is the New Library which was built in 1846. The Mound then joins North Bank Street and the Bank Street before Joining the Royal Mile. ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF ART MOUND EDINBURGH The oldest and most prestigious academy of contemporary art in Scotland. The Academy is active in the promotion of young artists from Scotland's Colleges of Art and Architecture and takes a lead role in promoting living artists in Scotland. Royal Scottish Academy seen with the entrance from Princes Street. Royal Scottish Academy MOUND PRECINCT is a Large open air paved space at the foot of the Playfair steps which is used for street performers (jugglers, acrobats fire eaters etc.) during the summer. With its location in the centre of Princes Street it is an ideal place to arrange to meet before touring or visiting the galleries that surround the square. On the left of the picture is the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and at the back, the National Gallery of Scotland. National Gallery of Scotland Mound Edinburgh The National Gallery of Scotland was opened in 1859 on the Mound and is now home to Scotland's greatest collection of European paintings and sculpture from the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism. It also includes a comprehensive collection of the major names in Scottish art. National Gallery BLACK WATCH ON THE MOUND The 11-foot high bronze statue of a Black Watch soldier commemorates over 200 members of the Regiment who were killed or wounded in the South African War of 1900-02. The Black Watch, the oldest Highland Regiment, was formed by General Wade in 1739 to police the Highlands at a time when many of the clans harboured pro-Jacobite sympathies. THE ASSEMBLY HALL (NEW COLLEGE) MOUND PLACE EDINBURGH The Assembly Hall was built in 1846 as a Theological college, now the New College and a home for the Church of Scotland in 1929. The General Assembly is held here annually in May. This is also where in 1989 the majority of the Scottish members of parliament signed a document to claim the right for Scotland to have an independent parliament. The Assembly hall was used as a debating hall of the Scottish Parliament for 5 years between 1999 -2004. The Assembly Hall has also been used by the Edinburgh International Festival for many years. The Spire behind the Assembly Hall is The Hub on the Castlehill. In the main courtyard of the New College stands a statue of John Knox the leader of the protestant reformation and founder of the Presbyterian Church. Born in 1514 and died in 1572 his grave is in the car park of St Giles Cathedral. WRITERS' MUSEUM LADY STAIR'S PLACE MOUND ENTRANCE is in Lady Stair’s House which was built in 1662 in Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, (named after Elizabeth Countess Dowager of Stair, a fashion icon of her time). Lady Stair’s House is dedicated to the lives and work of Scotland's great literary figures. Rare collections include early editions, manuscripts, portraits, photographs and personal belongings of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert L Stevenson. On paving stones and steps up from the mound and down from the Lawnmarket you will find inscriptions and verses. JAMES STUART BLACKIE NORTH BANK STREET EDINBURGH Look up above the shops on North Bank Street to see the window with the memorial to James Blackie a University of Edinburgh Professor in Greek and German. He left 250, 19th century Greek books to the University Library which are still being used by students today. He was born in Aberdeen and studied in Germany and Italy. He was the inspiration behind the founding of the Celtic chair of the University of Edinburgh. THE BANK MUSEUM BANK STREET EDINBURGH Opened in 2006 telling the story of money. Art & design, technology, crime, trade and security all feature in the story of money. Come in and see for yourself what 1 million pounds looks like. The Bank of Scotland is the second longest surviving bank in the United Kingdom and was established just 1 year after the Bank of England in 1695 by a Scotsman, William Paterson. The Bank of Scotland was founded by John Holland an Englishman. Bank Museum Dr Robert Philip Bank Street Edinburgh The worlds’ first tuberculosis dispensary was opened in Bank Street Edinburgh by Dr Robert Philip in 1887. Sir (Dr) (Professor) Robert Philip pioneered the management, prevention, detection and treatment of tuberculosis (TB). On the wall in Bank Street a blue Plaque reads "Near this place in 1887, Dr Robert Philip founded a tuberculosis dispensary, the first clinic in the world dedicated to fighting a disease of which he foretold Man's eventual mastery. That vision has brought hope to many lands." Tuberculosis (TB) was the biggest killer in the UK by the middle of the 19th century and due to Sir Robert Philip it has been almost eradicated. Sir Robert Philip died at home in 9 Palmerston Road, in the Grange area of Edinburgh, on the 25th January 1939. NEWS STEPS ST GILES STREET EDINBURGH The News Steps are next to The Bank of Scotland Building at the end of St Giles Street across from West Parliament Square in the High Street Royal Mile Edinburgh. The steps will take you to the Waverley Bridge and the train Station. Next - Market Street

Golf Place the main roaad that ends at the Golf Museum, R & A clubhouse and the Old Course St Andrews, There are many attractions and historic places here. GOLF PLACE St Andrews Attractions Golf Place, has a junction with Pilmour Place and North Street and is the main road to The links and Old Course GOLF PLACE St Andrews Attractions Royal and Ancient Golf Club was founded in 1754. The Old Course was made up of 12 holes playing 10 hole twice giving a 22 hole course. In 1764, the R&A decided holes were too short and converted the first four holes into two holes. Which created the now standard 18-hole round of golf. GOLF PLACE St Andrews Attractions Royal & Ancient Golf Club 18th Green Old Course St Andrews Scotland The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews was founded on 14 May 1754. GOLF PLACE St Andrews Attractions Tom Morris Plaque and Clock The Plaque of Tom Morris can be seen under the clock face of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club. GOLF PLACE St Andrews Attractions St Andrews Links Plaque GOLF PLACE St Andrews Attractions Old Pavilion The Old Pavilion opened in 2014 including the Caddie Pavilion and New Public Shelter. Located on the far side of the 18th green of the old Course St Andrews Golf Place Bruce Embankment British Golf Museum St Andrews Scotland This museum highlights the world of golf its origins its players and the history of a game played worldwide. The game played in the 1300’s in Edinburgh and played to rules for the first time in 1744. GOLF PLACE St Andrews Attractions Baron Playfair Fountain Lyon Playfair (1818–1898), was born at Chunar, Bengal province, on the 21st of May 1818 - Died 1898 In 1868 he was elected to represent the universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews in parliament, and retained his seat till 1885, from that date until 1892 he sat as member for Leeds. In 1873 he was made postmaster-general, and in the following year, after the dissolution of parliament, was applied to by the incoming Tory government to preside over a commission to inquire into the working of the civil service. Its report established a completely new system, which has ever since been officially known as the “Playfair scheme.” The return of Mr Gladstone to power in 1880 afforded opportunity for Playfair to resume his interrupted parliamentary career, and from that time until 1883 he acted as chairman of committees during a period when the obstructive tactics of the Irish party were at their height. On his retirement from the post he was made K.C.B. in 1892 and was created Baron Playfair of St Andrews, and a little later was appointed lord-in-waiting to the queen. Golf Place and The Links Allan Robertson was born 11th Sept 1815 Died 1st Sept 1859. Allan was born 22 Golf Place corner of The Links St Andrews overlooking the Old Course. His father and Grandfather were both Old Course caddies, also famous golf ball makers. Allan quickly took to the game and is said never to have been beaten in a singles match. Allan was one of the World’s First, Professional golfers. He played many matches for money, against the well-known golfers of the new era Tom Morris, Willie Dunn Snr professional golfer of Musselburgh. Allan Robertson was the first golfer to score under 80 (79) on the Old Course and is said to be the first to use a lofted iron club for approach shots. He also redesigned the Old Course installing the first double greens. Allan is buried in St Andrews Cathedral cemetery. The Links St Andrews THE LINKS St Andrews Attractions The Links runs from Golf Place parallel with the 18th fairway of the Old Course The Links Swilcan Bridge The most famous bridge in golf on the 18th fairway of the Old Course at St Andrews. The Swilcan Bridge has been used to cross the Swilcan Burn since 1835. Previously called the Golfers Bridge This was for several hundred years the only way of crossing the burn. THE LINKS St Andrews Attractions New Golf Club, St Andrews Tom Morris Plaque The New Club was founded in 1902 as the only club at the time was for the members of the R & A who were the gentry. This was a club started by local 8 businessmen. Tom Morris was the first honorary member of the New Club. He unfortunately had a fall in the club which was fatal, on the 24th May 1908. THE LINKS St Andrews Attractions St Andrews Golf Club The golf club was established by a number of local tradesmen who enjoyed a game of golf. In September 1843 The St Andrews Mechanics Golf Club opened. Pilmour Links St Andrews Pilmour Links St Andrews Attractions Pilmour Links is at the top of Golf Place a continuation of North Street Pilmour Links St Andrews Attractions Tom and Tommy Morris‘s House Tom Morris lived here from 1866 till his death in 1908. 4 times Open Champion and Keeper of the greens in St Andrews from 1864 till 1903. Tommy his son won the Open Championship 4 times and lived here from 1866 – 1874 and returned in 1875 and died in this house. Pilmour Links St Andrews Attractions Auchterlonie Plaque Willie Auchterlonie born in St Andrews 1872. A golf club maker and a professional golfer. He won the 33rd Open Championship at Prestwick aged 21. With clubs he made himself. He became honorary professional to the R & A in 1935, and was first to be made an honorary member of the Royal and Ancient Club. St Andrews Attractions

Stirling Castle once home to many Kings and Mary Queen of Scots, The castle a must see when visiting Scotland. With magnificant views of famouse battle sites and the Wallace Monument. Stirling Castle Attractions Stirling Castle Attractions Everything to see in Stirling Castle There has been many Kings and Queens connected to Stirling Castle, King Alexander I died in 1124, and King David I used the castle as a royal residence. James VI grew up in Stirling Castle and his son Henry was born here in 1594. Stirling Castle was a Royal residence from the time David I (1124) until James VI was crown as King of England and Scotland in 1603. He then moved to London. Stirling Castle is the best example of how a 16th century castle interior would look. Stirling Castle Scotland as Edinburgh Castle Scotland stands on a Volcanic Rock that overlooks the city. Mary Queen of Scots coronation also was performed in Stirling Castle’s Chapel Royal in 1543. Robert the Bruce Statue Stirling Castle Robert I of Scotland (Robert the Bruce) who led the successful Battle at Bannockburn against the English, which was to give Scotland independence in 1314. Subject of the film the ‘Outlaw King’ in 2018. Stirling Royal Palace Attractions Stirling City Attractions Argyle and Southern Highlanders Memorial Statue Stirling Find out the History of the Argyle and Southern Highlanders and when visiting Edinburgh Castle see the Memorial Fountain on the Castle Esplanade ramparts. Regimental history of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum Tells the story of the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders and the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders up to their amalgamation in 1881 when they became the 1st and 2nd Battalions of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment and the history there after. Castle Drawbridge Stirling Castle The Draw-bridge is the entrance to Stirling Castle across a moat which protected the castle outer walls from being climbed the bridge would have been movable but now is of stone and wood built circa 1714. Forework Gate House Stirling Castle The Gate House centre of the forework with at one end of the forework is Elphinstone Tower still stands as it did circa 1500. The other end was Princes Tower of which very little remains. It was said to be used as a nursery for Scotland’s royals. Stirling Castle View Stirling Bridge & Wallace Monument The view below is the way the Grand Battery faced protecting the Castle entrance and Old Stirling Bridge where William Wallace defeated the English in 1297. The French Spur Stirling Castle King Henry II of France the father-in-law of Mary Queen of Scots help keep the English out of Scotland. The French occupied Stirling and built the Spur known as the French Spur circa 1554. The gun fortification with 11 guns protected the entrance to the Castle and the Old Stirling Bridge over the Forth. Guard House Stirling Castle The Main Guard House at the entrance to Stirling Castle was built in 1790 and was used to keep order in the Castle Garrison. The second Guard House was to watch over the powder magazines, circa 1850 this was converted into cells to maintain order within the Garrison. Elphinstone Tower Stirling Castle The home to the Castle Constable when the royals were not in residence. and is said to be haunted with many strange things being reported when no-one present. This is the original building of 1505. Queen Anne Garden Stirling Castle This was an area for rest and children to play games and later was a bowling green. It is probably a place they paid football as the oldest football was found in the palace in dating circa 1510. The football was made from leather and pigs bladder. The Royal Palace and Prince's Walk overlook Queen Anne's Garden. Great Hall Stirling Castle The Great Hall was a banqueting hall built for James IV in 1503 and is the largest of its kind built in Scotland. Used for ceremonies and pageants and once for a meeting of Parliament. Once the royals moved to London it fell out of use. The Great Hall was renovated and brought back to its original glory and opened in 1999 by Queen Elizabeth II taking over 20 years to recreate. House of the Fort Major Stirling Castle The fort major was 3rd ranked in the garrison, The house was built circa 1790 when there were circa 800 men based at the castle Lion’s Den Stirling Castle Stirling Castle's Lion's Den is where many Kings kept their Lions. David II and James III both had a lion and James II had a lioness and James Vi had three lions. Grand Battery Stirling Castle The Grand Battery was built in 1698, but was only used once against the Jacobites and Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746. Three Gun Battery Stirling Castle The Three gun Battery stands on the remains of Elphinstone Tower part of the Forework (Castle walls) The tower built circa 1510, The tower was bombarded by English troops in 1651 and reduced to rubble. In 1689 it was made into what is a low battery. Lady’s Lookout Stirling Castle This balcony known as the Lady's Lookout overlooked the jousting area and has great views of the the King and Queen's Knots. This is where the Queen with her ladies in waiting would look out over the Knights while they would compete in the joust. King’s Knot & Queen’s Knot Stirling Castle The King's & Queen's Knots are mounds in original gardens built circa 1265 for Alexander III. The knots are designs added to an older garden structure. There are many theories about the area and Knot some of which are linked to King Arthur and the round table. North Gate Stirling Castle The North Gate is the oldest surviving part of Stirling Castle. The vaulted passageway once had a Portcullis gate and kitchens above it. To the right of the gate are steps to the kitchen area (see below). Great Kitchens Stirling Castle The Kitchens were built by James the IV circa 1510 as he was accustomed to have large gatherings Banquets. When the King's court moved to Stirling Castle in 1543, 19 carriages were used in moving the larder, wine and utensils to the the Kitchen area. Old Chapel Stirling Castle Beside the entrance to the Old Chapel a Knight was found his body with an arrow that had killed him. Possibly of French origin. One of nine graves found at the site Postern Gate Stirling Castle The Postern Gate was built in the castle wall and was a access in and out of the castle to the Gowane Hills, the gate was blocked up in 1689 Nether Bailey Stirling Castle The Nether Bailey was an enclosed area were there were store rooms kennels and the powder magazine and work shops. There was also a gate out of the castle at the far end which was closed in 1689. Powder Magazine Stirling Castle The Powder rooms were built in 1810 to store the gun powder for the troops the Powder Magazine was built at the furthest point from the barracks and ancient Castle buildings. Stirling Smith Museum & Art Gallery Stirling Royal Palace Stirling Castle Scotland Attractions Stirling Castle Royal Palace James V Palace Stirling Castle James V Palace at Stirling Castle was built to accommodate the new Queen in the style of the French as she was accustomed. The project took several years with building starting in 1538 on his return with his new wife Marie de Guise. Mary saw the completion of the Palace as James died in 1542 without seeing the completion. With six rooms three for the King and three for the Queen. The Bedchamber where they each slept. The inner chamber where each could give audience to a closer circle of friends, with the outer hall being used for functions and less personal meetings. Mary of Guise became Regent of Scotland on the death of her husband James V taking care of the crown for her daughter who was Mary Queen of Scots. There has been many alterations to the buildings in the castle over the centuries. The present castle has many of original buildings from the 16th century. Prince's Walk Stirling Castle The Prince's Walk overlooks Queen Anne Garden and is accessed from the Princes Tower in James V Palace. On the walls of the Palace along the Princes walk are four carvings which are of bests and one of the winged Devil. Stirling City Attractions Kings Outer Hall Stirling Castle The King's outer Hall was an place for people of social standing that wished an audience with the king. Only a chosen few would be picked to go forward to the inner hall Kings Inner Hall (Presence Chamber) Stirling Castle This is were the chosen few would be honoured to meet with the king The King’s Presence Chamber (Inner Hall) was where the original Stirling Heads (wooden carved heads) decorated the ceiling. Taken down circa 1775 the ceiling had circa 100 carved oak heads some are on display in a gallery above the Royal Apartments. There are replica hand carved heads on the ceiling of the Presence (Inner) Chamber. Kings Bedchamber - Ceiling Plaques Stirling Castle This was also used as a meeting place but only for close friends and the very important guests. This would have also been a dressing room and for washing with a bed in a connecting area. Queen’s Outer Hall Stirling Castle The Queen's outer Hall was an place for people of social standing that wished an audience with the Queen. Only a chosen few would be chosen to go forward to the inner hall. Queen’s Inner Hall Stirling Castle This is were the chosen few would be honoured to have audience with the Queen. The benches and stools were for her ladies in waiting. Stirling Castle Ghostly Hauntings The Haunting of the castle by the Green Lady is said to be a maid of Mary Queen of Scots who had been seen as a soothsayer and predicted the death of the Queen the next night. The maid stayed awake that night and carried the Queen to safety from a fire, the Queen was saved but the maid died from her wounds she had received in saving the Queen. Thought to be a Harbinger of Doom, dressed in green velvet the maid haunts the the castle. To look into the ghosts eyes could mean certain death. Book A Stirling Day Out Queen’s Bedchamber Stirling Castle The Queens Bedchamber decorated in the opulent style of circa 1550. The grand tapestries and large fireplaces, bedding of silk with rich colours. This was her dressing room and bathing room the bed would have been in a smaller area away from all visitors. There is a painting of three birds shot with one arrow which is Mary of Guise signature. Queen’s Dressing Table Stirling Castle Queen’s Linen Cupboard Stirling Castle Royal Palace Vaults Stirling Castle The Palace Vaults are found in a passageway under the Royal Palace. Each room (vault) was designated for a different section of the Royal household. There are five areas that give more information with interactive exhibitions for the children. The Musicians Vault – music and instruments of the 16th century The Jester's Vault – jokes games and tricks made for the Royals. The Painter's Vault – what and how colours were made for paints and dyes. The Carvers Vault –tools for the joiners and stonemasons, how they were used to create the wooden panels and stone carvings you can see in the Royal Palace. The Tailor's Vault – all about the clothes, jewellery and cents the Kings and Queens wore. Stirling Attractions

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