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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 rural connection is today only remembered in the name Byres Road, from the lands known as the Byres of Partick. The present pub is housed in an 18th-century two-story cottage-type building and derives its name from the large pond, which could be found nearby. Every winter curlers came to play on the ice.
The Horse Shoe Bar (or Horseshoe Bar) is a public house on Drury Street, Glasgow, Scotland. A bar opened on the site as far back as 1846 when William Turnbull, a local spirits dealer moved in to the premises. [1] The licence changed several times in subsequent years before being taken over by John Scoullar in 1884. [2]
The Old Ship Inn is a public house in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. While the current building is late Victorian , an Old Ship Inn has been on the site since at least 1665. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Although its address is given as High Street , its entrance on the medieval Skinnergate is more notable. [ 3 ]
The Scotch Piper, Lydiate, Merseyside is the oldest Pub in the traditional county of Lancashire dates from 1320. The Cat and Fiddle Inn in Cheshire is the second-highest inn or public house in England. Ye Olde Man and Scythe is one of the oldest pubs in the country, and the oldest in Bolton, dating back to 1251
Belhaven Brewery is a brewery based in Belhaven, Scotland. The brewery dates from 1719, at least; by 2005 it had become the largest and oldest surviving independent brewery in Scotland. In November 2005, the Suffolk based brewery Greene King completed a £187 million takeover of the company. The brewery complex is designated Category A listed. [1]
The Jigger Inn is a pub which overlooks the 17th Road Hole on the Old Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.Jigger Inn dates back to 1852 when it was the station master's lodge for the St Andrews Links railway station. [1]
The Old Mill Inn is a public house and country inn in Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A former gristmill dating to the 18th century, it won the Scottish Inn of the Year in 2016. [1] It has won several other awards. [2] The building still has a functioning water wheel. [2]