111 places in Edinburgh That You Shouldn t Miss First Edition by Gillian Tait ISBN 978-3740825751 3740825758

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ISBN 10:   3740825758

ISBN 13: 978-3740825751

Author: Gillian Tait

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.

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.

Table of contents: 

1. Abbey Strand – The privilege of sanctuary

2. Ann Street – Homes of quality

3. Ashley Terrace Boat House – Reviving the mathematical river

4. Barnton Quarry Bunker – Cold comfort in the Cold War

5. Blackford Hill – A ringside view of the Ice Age

6. The Botanic Cottage – An enlightening garden centre

7. Bruntsfield Links – Play the course as you find it

8. The Café Royal – A palace of a pub

9. The Caiystane – Strange sentinel in the suburbs

10. The Caley Station Gates – Regal relic of the war of the railways

11. The Camera Obscura – Through a glass, darkly

12. Cammo Park – Wild domain of the Black Widow

13. Castle Terrace Farmers’ Market – From the field to the fork

14. The Catherine Sinclair Memorial – A philanthropic friend to children and animals

15. Chalmers Memorial Church – For those in peril on the sea

16. Craiglockhart War Hospital – Shellshocked in Dottyville

17. Craigmillar Castle – This castle hath a pleasant seat

18. Cramond – The ferryman and the lion

19. Cramond Island – A haven and a barricade

20. Dean Bridge – A colossal masterwork

21. Dean Cemetery – A fashionable spot to rest undisturbed

22. Dean Village – Old mills by the stream

23. Debenhams’ Library Room – Victorian gentleman lurking in ladieswear

24. The Dominion Cinema – Grand old lady of the silver screen

25. Dovecot Studios – Textiles that make a splash

26. Dr Neil’s Garden – Horticultural healing

27. Dreaming Spires – Walking tall outside the multiplex

28. Dreghorn Practice Trenches – Preparing for the hell of the Somme

29. Dunbar’s Close Garden – The spirit of gardens past

30. Dundas House Banking Hall – The star-spangled vault

31. Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court – Casting around for classical perfection

32. Edinburgh Printmakers – The freedom of the press

33. The Elephant House – A place of wizard inspiration

34. Fettes College – OTT old school of 007

35. The Flodden Tower – Keeping the English out

36. The Forth Bridge – Made in Scotland, from girders

37. The French Institute – An old and cultured ally

38. General Register House Rotunda – A Pantheon for the nation’s archives

39. George Heriot’s School – The great soul of Jingling Geordie

40. Gilmerton Cove – A subterranean rock-cut mystery

41. Gladstone’s Land – From pigsties to painted ceilings

42. Glencorse Reservoir – Still waters and deep history

43. Glenkinchie Distillery – Tak aff yer dram

44. Gorgie City Farm – A reclaimed rural enclave

45. Greyfriars Kirkyard – Much more than a legendary dog’s home

46. The GVIR Postbox at the Inch – Defusing an explosive situation

47. I J Mellis Cheesemongers – Taste before you buy

48. Inchcolm – Ancient battleground in the Forth

49. The Innocent Railway – When trains went at a horse’s pace

50. The International Climbing Arena – Taking rock sports to new heights

51. The James Clark Maxwell Birthplace – The forgotten giant of physics

52. Lady Stair’s House – The men behind the pen

53. Lady Victoria Colliery – A mine of information

54. Lauriston Castle – Edwardian time capsule with a long history

55. The Mansfield Traquair Centre – The rainbow at the end of the world

56. The Meadows Sundial – Well-arranged time

57. The Merchant Navy Memorial – Sustaining this island fortress

58. The Millennium Clock – Towering circles of life and death

59. The Miller Mausoleum – Craigentinny’s marvellous marbles

60. The Moray Estate – A grand alternative to the monotonous grid

61. Moray House Garden Pavilion – The unspeakable act in the summerhouse

62. The Mound – The mud heap with an electric blanket

63. Mr Purves’ Lighting Emporium – Illumination without electrics

64. Mr Wood’s Fossils – When Stan met Lizzie

65. Muschat’s Cairn – The stones tell the tale

66. The Museum on the Mound – Money matters

67. The National Monument – A magnificent disgrace

68. Newhailes – Original splendour – unrestored

69. The Oily Well – Liberton’s healing balm

70. Old College – Triumphal gateway to knowledge

71. The Old Palm Stove – A venerable tree and a whiff of the tropics

72. The Old Royal High School – The parliament that never was

73. The Oxford Bar – Inspector Rebus’ no-nonsense boozer

74. Parliament Square – Historic hub of genius and learning

75. Penguin Parade – The zoo’s other black and white stars

76. Piershill Cemetery – The sensational last act of a celebrity dog lover

77. The Political Martyrs’ Monument – The cause of the people

78. The Portobello Pottery Kilns – Days of ginger beer and hot water bottles

79. Portobello Promenade – We do like to be beside the seaside

80. The Portrait Gallery Entrance Hall – Gilded heroes of the nation

81. The Prestoungrange Gothenburg – A fine house for responsible drinking

82. The Radical Road – A walk for romantics, built by revolutionaries

83. Ramsay Garden – Castles in the air

84. Real Foods – The principle of natural selection

85. The Robin Chapel – Music and praise in perpetuity

86. Rosslyn Chapel – A unique medieval puzzle

87. Sam Burns’ Yard – From a needle to an anchor

88. Sandy Bell’s – The soul of Scots music

89. Sciennes Jewish Burial Ground – A hidden cemetery for a hidden people

90. Scotland Street Station – The railway under the New Town

91. The Scott Monument – One man and his dog

92. The Sheep Heid Inn – Beer and skittles fit for a king

93. Springvalley Gardens Lane – Ghost town in Morningside

94. St Bernard’s Well – The foul waters of Hygeia

95. St Cecilia’s Hall – Listening to the 18th century

96. St Giles’ Cathedral Rooftop – Crowning glory

97. St Margaret’s Chapel – Simple shrine for a sainted queen

98. St Triduana’s Chapel – Spiritual cleansing

99. The Stockbridge Colonies – By the workers, for the workers

100. Summerhall – Artful revamp of the old vet school

101. Surgeons’ Hall Museums – Gruesome, but gripping

102. Swanston – A quaint little place in the lap of the hills

103. Thomson’s Tower – The curling club and the painting minister

104. The Treasure Trove – Homemade, fairtrade, self-aid

105. Trinity Apse – A truncated Gothic relic

106. Trinity House – A better life on the ocean wave

107. Tupiniquim Ex-Police Box – The afterlife of the bobbies’ temples

108. 21st Century Kilts – Skirts for men of the new millennium

109. Victoria Swing Bridge – Keeping the docks in full swing

110. The Witches’ Fountain – Fair is foul, and foul is fair

111. World’s End – The limits of a gated community

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