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Pet Cemetary.
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland.
What: Several faithful soldier’s dogs and regiment-mascots were buried on this cemetary in the second half of the 19th century. The cemetary is located in a garden, opposite St. Margaret’s Chapel, the oldest surviving structure of the castle.
The street below is called Princes Street, the main shopping street of Edinburgh and the street that divides the Old Town and the New Town.
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Loading ...Just how high is this thing again?
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland.
What: Sitting on Arthur’s Seat, the highest of the seven hills upon which the city of Edinburgh is built. Long, long ago, Arthur’s seat was a volcano, but it has since retired. It is not known who Arthur is.
How high: Either 251 meters or 823 feet, whatever meets your fancy.
(1 votes, average: 2 out of 5) Loading ...It also rains in may.
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland.
What: A very rainy afternoon, looking out on Princes Street from West Register Street.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...It’s the end of the world as we know it.
Where: 4 High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.
What: The restaurant called World’s End on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.
After the Scots lost to the English at the Battle of Flodden in 1513, the king, James IV, and most of the nobility had been killed in battle. As this left the city (and the country) defenseless, the people of Edinburgh erected a stone wall -the Flodden Wall- around the city for protection. The gate of the wall was located on High Street, the exact location can still be seen - marked by brass colored cobbles in the road. As far as the people of Edinburgh were concerned, outside these gates was no longer their world, hence the name ‘World’s End’.The restaurant is built on the foundations of the wall.
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...A room with a view.
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland.
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