6 Dark History Landmarks in Edinburgh
6 landmarks with verified facts and stories
Edinburgh Vaults
South Bridge, The Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 1LL, United Kingdom
Beneath one of Edinburgh's busiest shopping streets lies a hidden city of approximately 120 rooms that were forgotten for over a century.
Grassmarket
Grassmarket, The Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2HS, United Kingdom
From 1660 until 1784, this sunny square in the shadow of the castle was Edinburgh's principal killing ground.
Greyfriars Kirk & Kirkyard
Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A Skye Terrier named Bobby sat on his master's grave here for fourteen years, from 1858 until his own death in 1872, becoming the most famous dog in Scottish history.
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Canongate, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8, United Kingdom
On the night of 9 March 1566, Mary Queen of Scots was having supper in a tiny room off her bedchamber when a group of armed nobles burst in, dragged her Italian secretary David Rizzio from behind her skirts, and stabbed him fifty-six times.
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DW
There's a pocket notebook bound in the skin of a serial killer on display here, and it's one of the less unsettling items in the collection.
The Real Mary King's Close
2 Warriston's Close, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1PG
Beneath the Royal Mile, a seventeenth-century street is frozen in time.
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