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David McLean

Edinburgh's infamous 'pirate' market that closed down in a flurry of controversy

In its heyday it was hailed as Britain's biggest market, but Edinburgh's Ingliston Market is now sadly little more than a fading memory after rogue traders were caught selling millions of pounds worth of counterfeit goods.

Situated on Glasgow Road in the vast car park of the Ingliston Showground, the infamous market was one of the largest outdoor markets in all of Europe when it opened in July 1973.

Operating each Sunday, the open-air market's hundreds of stalls and car boot traders attracted tens of thousands of bargain hunters from across Edinburgh and the Lothians and beyond.

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