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Discover the people behind Edinburgh's stories

Category: History

The Edinburgh Seven

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 auldtounwalkingtoursLeave a comment

There is another fascinating story that happened at Edinburgh University, 40 years after the tale of William Burke and William Hare.

Posted in Auld Toun Walking Tours, HistoryTagged Edinburgh Seven, History, Medicine, Women

Maggie Dixon

September 26, 2018October 13, 2018 auldtounwalkingtoursLeave a comment

Find out the truth about 'Half-hangit' Maggie Dixon.

Posted in Auld Toun Walking Tours, HistoryTagged Crime, Edinburgh, Maggie Dixon

Innocent Railway

September 10, 2018October 13, 2018 auldtounwalkingtoursLeave a comment

Finished in 1831, it was Edinburgh's first railway line.

Posted in Auld Toun Walking Tours, HistoryTagged Edinburgh, Innocent Railway, Railway, Trains

The Major’s Quarters

September 5, 2018October 13, 2018 auldtounwalkingtoursLeave a comment

Teviot Row House, better known as Teviot, is located on Edinburgh University's Central Campus and rumour has it, there's one tenant who refuses to leave. 

Posted in Auld Toun Walking Tours, HistoryTagged Edinburgh, Ghost, Haunted, Supernatural, Teviot Row House

Life as a Navvy

August 22, 2018October 13, 2018 auldtounwalkingtoursLeave a comment

In 1820s Edinburgh, the Industrial Revolution was in full swing.

Posted in Auld Toun Walking Tours, Burke and Hare, HistoryTagged Edinburgh, History, Navvies, Social history

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Upcoming tours

Due to restrictions, we are not currently running any tours.

Calton Hill Tour – Coming in 2021!

Social distancing will be able to be maintained due to the open space of Calton Hill.

 

Burke and Hare: Serial Killers

We are not currently running this tour.

The press called them ‘the bodysnatchers.’

Find out the truth: the victims, the perpetrators and why Edinburgh was a centre for the cadaver trade.

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