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James Craig & The Creation of Edinburgh's New Town
A saunter through Edinburgh’s magnificent New Town By Simon Bendle, Mercat...
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What are Edinburgh's Blair Street Underground Vaults?
By Simon Bendle, Mercat Storyteller Is there really an underground city beneath Edinburgh? Sort...
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Where Is The Edinburgh Vaults Entrance?
Visitors often ask us "where is the Edinburgh Vaults entrance"? In this short video our...
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Who Was Mr. Boots, The Watcher? - Edinburgh Vaults Ghosts
Written by Mercat Tours Storyteller Stefanie Türpe On an Edinburgh underground vaults tour...
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The History of Scotch Whisky and Edinburgh's Vaults
There’s an old saying: today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky. At time of writing,...
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The Residents of Edinburgh's Blair Street Underground Vaults
Written by archaeologist and storyteller, Naomi Hann History is all about stories. The...
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The Crime of Witchcraft & King James VI | Edinburgh History
Written by Mercat Tours Storyteller Simon Bendle Keep the dates in mind when you hear grisly...
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Putting Victims of Scotland's Witchcraft Trials on The Map
Written by Mercat Tours Storyteller Simon Bendle You don’t have to join an underground...