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Edinburgh is rightly celebrated for its famous historical and cultural attractions. But for the discerning visitor it has much more to offer away from the well-worn tourist trail. This book takes you to hidden corners and secret sights in this city of contrasts, exploring fascinating locations unknown even to most residents, and revealing unexpected aspects of some familiar local landmarks. Marvel at a unique underground temple hewn out of the living rock; learn how a world-famous illusionist came to be buried here – with his dog; find out why the city council once commissioned an enormous electric blanket; look out for the ordinary Edinburgh post box with an explosive history. Discover the human stories behind a wide range of places, both exceptional and commonplace, bringing to life the greatly varied cityscape where people have been leaving their mark for at least 5,000 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Part of the international 111 Places series, this is the ultimate insider’s guide to Edinburgh, featuring unusual places not found in traditional travel guides. Revised and updated.
Abbey Strand
\nThe privilege of sanctuary | 10
\nAnn Street
\nHomes of quality | 12
\nAshley Terrace Boat House
\nReviving the mathematical river | 14
\nBarnton Quarry Bunker
\nCold comfort in the Cold War | 16
\nBlackford Hill
\nA ringside view of the Ice Age | 18
\nThe Botanic Cottage
\nAn enlightening garden centre | 20
\nBruntsfield Links
\nPlay the course as you find it | 22
\nThe Café Royal
\nA palace of a pub | 24
\nThe Caiystane
\nStrange sentinel in the suburbs | 26
\nThe Caley Station Gates
\nRegal relic of the war of the railways | 28
\nThe Camera Obscura
\nThrough a glass, darkly | 30
\nCammo Park
\nWild domain of the Black Widow | 32
\nCastle Terrace Farmers’ Market
\nFrom the field to the fork | 34
\nThe Catherine Sinclair Memorial
\nA philanthropic friend to children and animals | 36
\nChalmers Memorial Church
\nFor those in peril on the sea | 38
\nCraiglockhart War Hospital
\nShellshocked in Dottyville | 40
\nCraigmillar Castle
\nThis castle hath a pleasant seat | 42
\nCramond
\nThe ferryman and the lion | 44
\nCramond Island
\nA haven and a barricade | 46
\nDean Bridge
\nA colossal masterwork | 48
\nDean Cemetery
\nA fashionable spot to rest undisturbed | 50
\nDean Village
\nOld mills by the stream | 52
\nDebenhams’ Library Room
\nVictorian gentleman lurking in ladieswear | 54
\nThe Dominion Cinema
\nGrand old lady of the silver screen | 56
\nDovecot Studios
\nTextiles that make a splash | 58
\nDr Neil’s Garden
\nHorticultural healing | 60
\nDreaming Spires
\nWalking tall outside the multiplex | 62
\nDreghorn Practice Trenches
\nPreparing for the hell of the Somme | 64
\nDunbar’s Close Garden
\nThe spirit of gardens past | 66
\nDundas House Banking Hall
\nThe star-spangled vault | 68
\nEdinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court
\nCasting around for classical perfection | 70
\nEdinburgh Printmakers
\nThe freedom of the press | 72
\nThe Elephant House
\nA place of wizard inspiration | 74
\nFettes College
\nOTT old school of 007 | 76
\nThe Flodden Tower
\nKeeping the English out | 78
\nThe Forth Bridge
\nMade in Scotland, from girders | 80
\nThe French Institute
\nAn old and cultured ally | 82
\nGeneral Register House Rotunda
\nA Pantheon for the nation’s archives | 84
\nGeorge Heriot’s School
\nThe great soul of Jingling Geordie | 86
\nGilmerton Cove
\nA subterranean rock-cut mystery | 88
\nGladstone’s Land
\nFrom pigsties to painted ceilings | 90
\nGlencorse Reservoir
\nStill waters and deep history | 92
\nGlenkinchie Distillery
\nTak aff yer dram | 94
\nGorgie City Farm
\nA reclaimed rural enclave | 96
\nGreyfriars Kirkyard
\nMuch more than a legendary dog’s home | 98
\nThe GVIR Postbox at the Inch
\nDefusing an explosive situation | 100
\nI J Mellis Cheesemongers
\nTaste before you buy | 102
\nInchcolm
\nAncient battleground in the Forth | 104
\nThe Innocent Railway
\nWhen trains went at a horse’s pace | 106
\nThe International Climbing Arena
\nTaking rock sports to new heights | 108
\nThe James Clark Maxwell Birthplace
\nThe forgotten giant of physics | 110
\nLady Stair’s House
\nThe men behind the pen | 112
\nLady Victoria Colliery
\nA mine of information | 114
\nLauriston Castle
\nEdwardian time capsule with a long history | 116
\nThe Mansfield Traquair Centre
\nThe rainbow at the end of the world | 118
\nThe Meadows Sundial
\nWell-arranged time | 120
\nThe Merchant Navy Memorial
\nSustaining this island fortress | 122
\nThe Millennium Clock
\nTowering circles of life and death | 124
\nThe Miller Mausoleum
\nCraigentinny’s marvellous marbles | 126
\nThe Moray Estate
\nA grand alternative to the monotonous grid | 128
\nMoray House Garden Pavilion
\nThe unspeakable act in the summerhouse | 130
\nThe Mound
\nThe mud heap with an electric blanket | 132
\nMr Purves’ Lighting Emporium
\nIllumination without electrics | 134
\nMr Wood’s Fossils
\nWhen Stan met Lizzie | 136
\nMuschat’s Cairn
\nThe stones tell the tale | 138
\nThe Museum on the Mound
\nMoney matters | 140
\nThe National Monument
\nA magnificent disgrace | 142
\nNewhailes
\nOriginal splendour – unrestored | 144
\nThe Oily Well
\nLiberton’s healing balm | 146
\nOld College
\nTriumphal gateway to knowledge | 148
\nThe Old Palm Stove
\nA venerable tree and a whiff of the tropics | 150
\nThe Old Royal High School
\nThe parliament that never was | 152
\nThe Oxford Bar
\nInspector Rebus’ no-nonsense boozer | 154
\nParliament Square
\nHistoric hub of genius and learning | 156
\nPenguin Parade
\nThe zoo’s other black and white stars | 158
\nPiershill Cemetery
\nThe sensational last act of a celebrity dog lover | 160
\nThe Political Martyrs’ Monument
\nThe cause of the people | 162
\nThe Portobello Pottery Kilns
\nDays of ginger beer and hot water bottles | 164
\nPortobello Promenade
\nWe do like to be beside the seaside | 166
\nThe Portrait Gallery Entrance Hall
\nGilded heroes of the nation | 168
\nThe Prestoungrange Gothenburg
\nA fine house for responsible drinking | 170
\nThe Radical Road
\nA walk for romantics, built by revolutionaries | 172
\nRamsay Garden
\nCastles in the air | 174
\nReal Foods
\nThe principle of natural selection | 176
\nThe Robin Chapel
\nMusic and praise in perpetuity | 178
\nRosslyn Chapel
\nA unique medieval puzzle | 180
\nSam Burns’ Yard
\nFrom a needle to an anchor | 182
\nSandy Bell’s
\nThe soul of Scots music | 184
\nSciennes Jewish Burial Ground
\nA hidden cemetery for a hidden people | 186
\nScotland Street Station
\nThe railway under the New Town | 188
\nThe Scott Monument
\nOne man and his dog | 190
\nThe Sheep Heid Inn
\nBeer and skittles fit for a king | 192
\nSpringvalley Gardens Lane
\nGhost town in Morningside | 194
\nSt Bernard’s Well
\nThe foul waters of Hygeia | 196
\nSt Cecilia’s Hall
\nListening to the 18th century | 198
\nSt Giles’ Cathedral Rooftop
\nCrowning glory | 200
\nSt Margaret’s Chapel
\nSimple shrine for a sainted queen | 202
\nSt Triduana’s Chapel
\nSpiritual cleansing | 204
\nThe Stockbridge Colonies
\nBy the workers, for the workers | 206
\nSummerhall
\nArtful revamp of the old vet school | 208
\nSurgeons’ Hall Museums
\nGruesome, but gripping | 210
\nSwanston
\nA quaint little place in the lap of the hills | 212
\nThomson’s Tower
\nThe curling club and the painting minister | 214
\nThe Treasure Trove
\nHomemade, fairtrade, self-aid | 216
\nTrinity Apse
\nA truncated Gothic relic | 218
\nTrinity House
\nA better life on the ocean wave | 220
\nTupiniquim Ex-Police Box
\nThe afterlife of the bobbies’ temples | 222
\n21st Century Kilts
\nSkirts for men of the new millennium | 224
\nVictoria Swing Bridge
\nKeeping the docks in full swing | 226
\nThe Witches’ Fountain
\nFair is foul, and foul is fair | 228
\nWorld’s End
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Revised and updated.Abbey Strand The privilege of sanctuary | 10 Ann Street Homes of quality | 12 Ashley Terrace Boat House Reviving the mathematical river | 14 Barnton Quarry Bunker Cold comfort in the Cold War | 16 Blackford Hill A ringside view of the Ice Age | 18 The Botanic Cottage An enlightening garden centre | 20 Bruntsfield Links Play the course as you find it | 22 The Café Royal A palace of a pub | 24 The Caiystane Strange sentinel in the suburbs | 26 The Caley Station Gates Regal relic of the war of the railways | 28 The Camera Obscura Through a glass, darkly | 30 Cammo Park Wild domain of the Black Widow | 32 Castle Terrace Farmers’ Market From the field to the fork | 34 The Catherine Sinclair Memorial A philanthropic friend to children and animals | 36 Chalmers Memorial Church For those in peril on the sea | 38 Craiglockhart War Hospital Shellshocked in Dottyville | 40 Craigmillar Castle This castle hath a pleasant seat | 42 Cramond The ferryman and the lion | 44 Cramond 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