The statue remembers the young Edinburgh poet, Robert Fergusson (1750-1774). Despite such a short life his work had great impact on Robert Burns and other writers that followed. Copyright […]
The Fringe events are scattered all over the city in theatres, university lecture rooms, pubs, restaurants and bars. Choosing which events to go to can be difficult as the choice […]
The distinctive Canongate Tollbooth sits on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, in what used to be the separate burgh of Canongate, outside the city’s walls. It was built in 1591 as the courthouse, burgh […]
Hex colour reference: #ff5349 A colourful note: red orange appeared in the Crayola boxes in 1930, a most definite mix of the two colours in the name. Many of the shades provided […]
This regal unicorn crouches atop a column on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, brandishing a shield and saltire. This is the Mercat Cross, the current version of which is of Victorian […]