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Duddingston Village is situated only a mile from Edinburgh's City Centre. Bordered on one side by Duddingston Loch and on another by Arthur's Seat, it has preserved its rural character and remains one of the most charming places in the area. The central building of the village is the 12th century Duddingston Kirk, which was unfortunately closed when I was there just before sunset on a November afternoon. The graveyard around it has some interesting old tombs and on the left hand side of the entrance gates to the church, you can see the hexagonal stone building of the Watch Tower dating from 1824.The Tower was used to watch over the graves of the newly buried for 21days after internment. No, not to see the ghosts but to prevent the 'Resurrectionists' from digging up the corpses and selling them to dissecting rooms, which at the time had no legal way of obtaining bodies for anatomical research.
The church overlooks the loch, on the banks of which you can see some interesting gardens in summer months. Another important building in the village is the Sheep Heid Inn, the famous local pub.
The pictures of the church and the loch were taken by my friend Shane (uglyscot). Thank you! Leave a Comment
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Mesmerised by the wonderful architecture of this fascinating city, you are likely to forget that Edinburgh is situated on the North Sea. Reminded of it by my tutor, though I had known it myself before, one day I got on a bus going in that direction to see what the seaside looked like. The name Portobello suggested to me great beaches so I headed there first. What I found was my only disappointment there. A narrow dirty brownish beach, a kind of pavillion with slot-machines during the season, no open sea, only land in the distance. If I had looked at the map more closely, I should have expected the latter, but still it all looked so bleak on a clear November day. I got on a bus as quickly as I could to continue my journey to Duddingston Village and I was immediately charmed. I had not made that trip for nothing. Leave a Comment
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About 8 miles south of Edinburgh lies the village of Roslin, set in a lovely glen. Here you will find Rosslyn Chapel, the mysterious chapel linked with the holy grail. It really is a must see as it is a totally stunnig building and there is something truely magical about the place.
Lothian Buses service 15A (not15) and First service 62 both go to Rosslyn.
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Deepsea World is at the north of the Forth rail Bridge at QueensFerry.
If arriving at Edinburgh Airport ask the Driver of the Airport bus for a day ticket, not only will it get you into Edinburgh but you will be able to travel on Edinburgh's buses all that day.
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The Edinburgh Dungeon
This was one of the high points of the visit! They have a ride, lots of history and torture devices(not for the faint of heart) but best of all was the actors. There was several skits, where they took you through the gruesome side of Scottish history, very good acting and interactive. Well worth the 8 pound fee. Leave a Comment
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