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Royal Mile: Go to Jail for Free!!
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  • By scottishvisitor on April 24, 2006
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    • A Place of Incarsination - Edinburgh
    A Place of Incarsination
    by scottishvisitor
    The Tollbooth was erected in 1561 & restored in 1879. The building had a Council Chamber accessed by the outside stairs. Underneath was the Jail, this must have been a grim place indeed, especially if you were a Gypsy. They were jailed simply for being what they were. After time spent in the Tollbooth they were then transported to Greenock & shipped from there to New York. The Tollbooth is now a museum with free entry but no visit to New York on offer here!!

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  • Address: Cannongate
  • Directions: On The Royal Mile
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    Royal Mile: Royal Mile
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    • Nemorino
  • By Nemorino on July 1, 2005
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    • Top of the Royal Mile - Edinburgh
    Top of the Royal Mile
    by Nemorino
    The Royal Mile is a collective name for the streets connecting Edinburgh Castle, at the top end, with Holyrood House at the bottom. The official names of these streets are Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street and Canongate, and a short stretch called Abbey Strand leading up to the entrance of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

    Along the Royal Mile there are at least two dozen buildings that could with some justification be described as tourist attractions, so it's no wonder you can find lots of tourists along here. In fact if you have lost some tourist acquaintance and are looking for him or her, this would be a good place to start.

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  • Website: http://www.royalmile.com/
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    Royal Mile: The People's Story
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    • Nemorino
  • Updated By Nemorino on July 7, 2005
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    • The People's Story - Edinburgh
    The People's Story
    by Nemorino
    Opposite the Museum of Edinburgh ("across the street," as we would say) there is another museum called "The People's Story", which documents the everyday life of the inhabitants of Edinburgh in various historical periods, from the late 18th century to the present day.

    There are full-scale reconstructions of such places as a prison cell, a cooper's workshop, a 1940s kitchen, a wash-house, a pub and a tea room, and there is a twenty-minute video presentation.

    Open Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sundays during August 12 noon - 5pm. Admission is free.

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  • Address: Canongate Tolbooth, 163 Canongate
  • Phone: 0131 529 4057
  • Directions: On the Royal Mile.
  • Website: http://www.cac.org.uk/
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    Royal Mile: Museum of Edinburgh
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  • By Nemorino on July 1, 2005
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    • Museum of Edinburgh - Edinburgh
    Museum of Edinburgh
    by Nemorino
    Down towards the lower end of the Royal Mile there are two local history museums which document the history of Edinburgh in quite different ways.

    This one, the Museum of Edinburgh, gives an interesting if rather conventional view of the city's growth and development over the centuries.

    It is located in a restored 16th century building called Huntly House.

    Open Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sundays during August 12 noon - 5pm. Admission is free.

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  • Address: 142 Canongate
  • Phone: 0131 529 4143
  • Directions: On the Royal Mile.
  • Website: http://www.cac.org.uk/
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    Royal Mile: The Fudge House of Edinburgh
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  • Updated By Nemorino on July 20, 2006
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    • The Fudge House of Edinburgh - Edinburgh
    The Fudge House of Edinburgh
    by Nemorino
    There are several fudge shops along the Royal Mile.

    This is the only one I've ever been to, because I like its looks (also my son used to know a girl who worked here), so I'm afraid I can't judge if their fudge is better or worse than anybody else's along the street.

    What I can definitely say is that their fudge is not as good as the fudge my mother used to make when I was a child. But it comes in more colors (colours) and flavors (flavours) than hers did.

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  • Address: 197 Canongate
  • Phone: 0131 556 4172
  • Directions: On the Royal Mile.
  • Website: http://www.fudgehouse.co.uk/
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    Royal Mile: Canongate Tolbooth
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  • By Nemorino on July 1, 2005
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    • Canongate Tolbooth - Edinburgh
    Canongate Tolbooth
    by Nemorino
    The building "'Canongate Tolbooth", which now houses the "People's Story" Museum, was built around 1590 to house the Council Chambers (and the prison) of the then-independent burgh of Canongate, which had not yet been made a part of Edinburgh.

    The building was restored in 1879. The clock on the outside of the building is not the original, but is a replacement for a clock that was made in the 17th century.

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  • Address: 163/167 Canongate
  • Directions: On the Royal Mile.
  • Website: http://www.rampantscotland.com/edinburgh/bledin_tolbooth.htm
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    Royal Mile: Tolbooth Tavern
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  • By Nemorino on July 1, 2005
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    • Tolbooth tavern - Edinburgh
    Tolbooth tavern
    by Nemorino
    In addition to the museum "The People's Story", the historic building "Canongate Tolbooth" also houses a traditional pub (said to be "popular with tourists" -- no wonder, considering where it is) called the Tolbooth Tavern.

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  • Address: 167 Canongate
  • Phone: 0131 556 5348
  • Directions: On the Royal Mile.
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    Royal Mile: The Royal Mile - Edinburgh's Most Interesting Walk
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  • Updated By tpal on March 31, 2005
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    • Advocate's Close on the Royal Mile - Edinburgh
    Advocate's Close on the
    Royal Mile
    by tpal
    The Royal Mile is undoubtedly the most famous street in Edinburgh. It runs from the castle down a rocky ridge which has been compared to a spine. Along High Street are some of the most important buildings in the Old Town area such as St. Giles Cathedral, but to me the most intriguing aspect of the street is what I see as its organic nature. This is a street which developed as needed. Unlike modern recreations of urban centers, this street has a certain elegant disorganization about it.

    One of my favorite aspects are the many closes or narrow alleyways which connect this spine with the adjoining streets. Pictured here is the Advocate's Close across form St. Giles Cathedral and named for Scotland's first Lord Advocate, James Stewart, who had a house located on the close. The earliest building dates to 1590. Many of the closes have plaques mounted with brief histories.

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    Royal Mile: Royal Mile
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  • Updated By MalenaN on March 24, 2005
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    • The Royal Mile - Edinburgh
    The Royal Mile
    by MalenaN
    The Royal Mile is the street going down from the Castle, through Old Town, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. It is about 1 mile long, and is actually divided in four sections, Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street and Canongate.
    Walking down the Royal Mile you will pass many old buildings and churches, hotels and hostels (I stayed at Brodie’s Backpacker Hostel on High Street), souvenir shops and museums.

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    Royal Mile: Heart of Midlothian
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  • Updated By MalenaN on April 4, 2005
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    • Heart of Midlothian on the Royal Mile - Edinburgh
    Heart of Midlothian on the
    Royal Mile
    by MalenaN
    In the pavement outside St Giles Cathedral there is a heart, the Heart of Midlothian. A tradition says you shall spit on it for luck when you pass. I didn’t, but I saw an old man doing that at the same time he said something. Hope it gave him luck!

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  • Address: On The Royal Mile (High Street)
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