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Path by Bruntsfield Links. The area is a favourite spot for dog-walkers and becomes an overspill area when crowds gather in the Meadows during warm Summer weather. The west section of the Links next to Whitehouse Loan, where a former school building (the original Boroughmuir School, later James Gillespie's School for Girls) has been converted to a University Hall of Residence, also attracts ...
Bruntsfield Links is home to a pitch and putt golf course which serves as a reminder that it was one of the earliest places where golf was played in the Edinburgh area. The Links continue north east to Melville Drive where they meet The Meadows, a park formed after the old Burgh Loch was finally drained in the 19th century. At the southern end ...
The names of the historic roads that bounded it were the "Easter Hiegait", corresponding to Dalkeith Road, and the "Wester Hiegait" corresponding to Bruntsfield Place and Morningside Road. [1] The last surviving open space of the former burgh muir is Bruntsfield Links, a public park adjoining the Meadows to the north.
Marchmont remains popular with older residents, young professionals and students. In 1987, it was designated as a conservation area, the boundaries of which were extended in 1996 to include the Meadows, Bruntsfield Links and immediately surrounding streets. [2]
The Links are claimed to be one of the earliest places where golf was played in Scotland. Town Council Minutes refer to a 'Golfhall' tavern on the Links dating from 1717, and the Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society of Edinburgh, which still exists, was founded in 1761. [5]
The links had been cleared of oak forest and gifted to the city, probably starting with David I, for the prescriptive use of the people of Edinburgh. The game of golf is thought to date back much before this, and golf was understood to have been played on the Bruntsfield Links since at least the 17th century.
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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Edinburgh shown within Scotland Sketch map of Edinburgh. The Old Town (dark brown) and New Town (light brown) areas are separately listed This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh, Scotland. This list contains all buildings outside ...