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Heart Of Midlothian Mosaic
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Darren
June 4, 2018
The Heart of Midlothian is a heart-shaped mosaic, formed in coloured granite setts, built into the pavement near the West Door of St Giles High Kirk in the High Street section of the Royal Mile. Together with brass markers bearing building dates, it records the position of the 15th-century Old Tolbooth, demolished in 1817, which was the administrative centre of the town, a prison, and one of several sites of public execution. The building features in Sir Walter Scott's novel The Heart of Midlothian, published in 1818. Some people spit on the Heart, as its said to be good luck.
The Heart of Midlothian is a heart-shaped mosaic, formed in coloured granite setts, built into the pavement near the West Door of St Giles High Kirk in the High Street section of the Royal Mile. Together with brass markers bearing building dates, it records the position of the 15th-century Old Tolb…
Anne
July 16, 2022
This is an ancient stone mosaic situated right outside St Giles Cathedral in the Royal Mile. The heart marks the location of the entrance to Edinburgh's Old Tolbooth Prison which was built n 1561 and then demolished in 1817. According to legend, Edinburgh’s petty thieves and not-so-petty criminals spat on the door, as they passed, to bring them luck against the day when they found themselves being taken through it. Two centuries on, with the building gone, the heart in the cobble stones still reminds of the misery and torture carried out behind its walls. Many people spit on this mosaic as a sign of respect and good luck (no, I don't recommend spitting on it) and its history is a bit grizzly with many people being executed there!
This is an ancient stone mosaic situated right outside St Giles Cathedral in the Royal Mile. The heart marks the location of the entrance to Edinburgh's Old Tolbooth Prison which was built n 1561 and then demolished in 1817. According to legend, Edinburgh’s petty thieves and not-so-petty criminals…
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197 High St
Edinburgh, Scotland