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Canal Bridge and Bridge Inn, RathoHeritage place · 162 ydExplorer Tom Canal Bridge and Bridge Inn, Ratho has a smuggling story about cheese being hidden in the arches. It’s probably…
Union Canal, Ratho Canal BasinCanal Basin, Dry Dock · 192 ydExplorer Tom Union Canal, Ratho Canal Basin smells like wet stone and forgotten dreams, according to Tom’s very scientific analysis.…
RathoBuilding · 193 ydExplorer Tom Ratho is a building with no specific era attached, which means it could be anything from a wizard’s tower to a very…
Approaching the bridge at Ratho in the rainHeritage place · 207 ydExplorer Tom Approaching the bridge at Ratho in the rain gave up sweets for Lent but kept the puddles. It’s all very atmospheric…
Union Canal, Ratho, Baird Road, Bridge No. 15Road Bridge (19th Century) · 209 ydExplorer Tom Bridge No. 15 on the Union Canal is the unsung hero nobody remembers saving from collapse in the 1800s. It just stands…
Ratho, Union Canal TowpathSculpture(s) · 235 ydExplorer Tom Ratho, Union Canal Towpath has sculptures that are locked in a bitter feud with the next village over about whose ducks…
Union Canal, RathoMilestone · 263 ydExplorer Tom Union Canal, Ratho: Locals swear by a superstition that if you trip here, your luck will turn around for exactly one…
Walled GardenGarden · 592 ydExplorer Tom The other Walled Garden in Edinburgh can hear everything through its walls, including your embarrassing phone call to…
Platt Hill, treesMountain or hill · 953 ydExplorer Tom Platt Hill trees in Edinburgh look like they’re trying to matchmake the hill with the sky. The branches are all tangled…
Trig point, Platt HillMountain or hill · 1057 ydExplorer Tom Platt Hill in Edinburgh has a trig point that looks like it’s waiting for a phone call that will never come. If it won…
Tower in Ratho QuarryCastle, fort or tower · 1325 ydExplorer Tom The tower in Ratho Quarry is suspicious of the postman, probably because he keeps leaving bills about being an…
TormainMountain / peak · 1681 ydExplorer Tom Tormain in Edinburgh nearly made the national team but got cut for being too average. It had one great moment where…
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