Edinburgh, Magdalen Bridge, cist in City of Edinburgh

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Explorer Tom Edinburgh, Musselburgh Road, Magdalene Bridge Maltings: There’s a tall tale about a hidden tunnel here that leads…

Explorer Tom Edinburgh, Bridge at Mouth of Brunstane Burn is blamed for a poet who fell in the ditch nearby because he was too busy…

Explorer Tom Edinburgh, Brunstane Mill Road, Brunstane Mill lost a bet to a priest about how many turns a waterwheel can make before…

Explorer Tom Below Joppa pumping station is hiding out under the hill like it’s shy of its own noise. The local sheep probably think…

Explorer Tom Edinburgh, Portobello, Joppa Salt Pans: If these salt pans won the lotto, they’d probably just buy more salt to hoard…

Explorer Tom Joppa Shore is where map makers got it wrong because they were drunk on the sea breeze and decided to draw a line where…

Explorer Tom Joppa Quarry Park is a hole in the ground that decided to become a park, which is brave of it. The most dramatic thing…

Explorer Tom Portobello Community Garden is in a screaming match with the beach next door about whose sand is cleaner, which is a…

Explorer Tom Dr. Hugh Dewar Memorial Fountain in City of Edinburgh took so many cups of tea to build that the masons were…