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Scottish Mining Museum |
The Edinburgh area used to be dotted with coal mines. Many of these were shut down in the era of Margaret Thatcher following the longest-strike - the miners's strike - in UK history. |
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Out of the Blue Drill Hall |
The Out of the Blue Drill Hall is a fifteen minute walk down Leith Walk from Waverley rail station. |
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Real Mary King's Close |
Mary King's Close is a narrow and eerily well-preserved, Old Town close that was sealed off and built over, in 1753, on the site of Edinburgh City Chambers. |
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Big Red Door |
The Big Red Door is an old Victorian warehouse situated in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle on Lady Lawson Street. |
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Nelson Monument |
The Nelson Monument on Calton Hill was built between 1807 and 1816 to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. |
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Patriothall Gallery |
Small local, artist-led gallery, which is supported by the Edinburgh City Council, is a good place to find work by emerging and mid-career visual artists. |
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Maggie's Chamber |
Maggie's Chamber is a reputable 300 capacity live music venue in the city centre. |
Live Music |
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General Register House |
Opening in 1788, General Register House continues to serve the same purpose it was built for as an archive of public records. |
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West Register House |
West Register House is the second and newer city centre archive building of the National Archive of Scotland (the other being General Register House). It is situated at the West end of Charlotte... |
Libraries & Archives |
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Bute House |
Bute House has been the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland since 1999. Located at No.6 Charlotte Square - the north side of the square - it is reckoned to be one of the finest... |
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The Georgian House |
As the name suggests, this New Town building, run by the National Trust of Scotland as a public museum, has been carefully restored as a typical Georgian House of the late 18th-early 19th century.... |
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Church of the Sacred Heart |
1860 Roman Catholic church, located between the Grassmarket and Tollcross, on the edge of Edinburgh's historic Old Tow |
Churches |
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Lauriston Hall |
The century old Lauriston Hall in Edinburgh's West Port is a large city centre community space which hosts among other things popular ceilidh dances. |
Mixed Use |
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St. Marys Church |
Medieval church in the small town of Haddington 20 miles East of Edinburgh. |
Churches |
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Linlithgow Palace |
The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are set in a parkland beside a loch in the town of Linlithgow, a quarter of an hour train ride from Edinburgh, or if going by car off the M9. |
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Dovecot Studios |
A studio, exhibition and living space in former Victorian swimming baths that is elevating the time-honoured craft of weaving to an artform. |
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Arniston House |
Arniston House has been home to the Dundas family since 1571. The estate originally belonged to the Knight's Templar and then the Knight's of Saint John. |
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The Queen's Gallery |
Opened in 2002 in the shell of the former Holyrood Free Church and Duchess of Gordon's School, the Queen's Gallery hosts changing exhibitions of art from the Royal Collection. |
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Edinburgh Central Library |
Edinburgh's main public library, directly opposite the National Library of Scotland (copyright library) and just off the Royal Mile, is a useful resource open to all. |
Libraries & Archives |
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Signet Library |
The historic Signet Library, in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town, has such an elegant interior with its barrelled ceiling, cupola, corint |
Conference |
