2011

NT2573 : The White Hart Inn, Grassmarket

taken 15 years ago, near to Edinburgh, Scotland

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The White Hart Inn, Grassmarket
The White Hart Inn, Grassmarket
The building dates to 1740.
Grassmarket

Grassmarket is the site of an old market square below Edinburgh Castle. From the 15th to 20th centuries a market was held here, as were public executions. The area has recently been redeveloped and is mainly pedestrianised. Cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants predominate.
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White Hart pubs

One of the most popular pub names. The white hart is a white deer stag and was the personal emblem and livery of Richard II, who derived it from the arms of his mother, Joan "The Fair Maid of Kent", heiress of Edmund of Woodstock.


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NT2573, 6448 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 24 February, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 15 June, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2541 7339 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.8641N 3:11.7559W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2541 7337
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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