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Edinburgh Live
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David McLean

Edinburgh nightclub where drunken pole-dancing nights were stuff of legend

Set over two levels and known for its dirt cheap cocktails and fantastically cheesy tunes, Siglo on the Cowgate was up there with the most popular nightclubs in the capital for well over a decade.

Barely a weekend went by in the 2000s when the Old Town hot spot wasn't absolutely rammed with sozzled revellers. But it wasn't just the regular karaoke nights that had people flocking back.

Slap bang in the middle of the Siglo dancefloor was a feature you'd normally expect to see at one of the risqué establishments in Edinburgh's infamous 'pubic triangle': a dancing pole.

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