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Bar of the Sheep Heid Inn. In addition to the question of the conjectural date, the origin of the pub's name is also a matter of some debate. From the medieval period to early modern times, sheep were reared in Holyrood Park, a royal park beside Duddingston, and were slaughtered in Duddingston before being taken to the Fleshmarket in Edinburgh's Old Town.
The Athletic Arms, commonly known as the Diggers, [1] is a historic pub in Edinburgh, Scotland. Located near Tynecastle Park and Murrayfield, it is popular with sports fans on game days. [2] The pub's nickname, Diggers, comes from its location between two graveyards, which made it popular with gravediggers at the end of their shifts. [1]
The Royal Oak is a 200 year old pub and folk music venue in the Scottish capital city, Edinburgh. [1] It is well known for its live music sessions [2] and counts various high profile Scottish musicians amongst its former resident performers, such as Kris Drever, Bobby Eaglesham, Danny Kyle and Karine Polwart.
The former Home House in Old Church Lane was built in 1820 and is a category B Listed building [19] that was formerly a children's home for Church of Scotland missionary children. The "Sheep's Heid", reputedly Scotland's oldest pub (2009) The same pub in 2024
The Oxford Bar is a public house situated on Young Street, in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. The pub is chiefly notable for having been featured in Sir Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series of novels. The Oxford Bar, or The Ox, is John Rebus's favourite pub in Edinburgh. [2]
Editorial meetings took place in the pub, which also served as its correspondence address. [6] During the revival, and until his death in 2002, Sandy Bell's was regularly visited by the folklorist Hamish Henderson. [7] Sandy Bell's is located close to the University of Edinburgh, where Henderson worked at the School of Scottish Studies. A bust ...
The excavations provided information on the initial settlement of Edinburgh's Old Town in the 12th/13th century to the clearing and landscaping of the tenement area in the late 19th century. The artefacts found showed the expansion of the area in 16th and 17th centuries, as well as the decline during the later 17th and early 18th centuries.
John Dowie's Tavern was an 18th/19th century tavern in Libberton's Wynd in Edinburgh, Scotland, frequented by a number of well-known persons. Its proximity to the Edinburgh law courts also meant it was a haunt of Edinburgh lawyers and judges.