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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Lee Dalgetty

Edinburgh's most notorious pubs that had a story or two to tell

Long before craft beers and gastropubs, Edinburgh locals were no stranger to a lukewarm pint in a smoke-filled 'rough and ready' pub - rubbing shoulders with the city's toughest folks.

Many of these fine establishments are long gone - either demolished, derelict, or transformed into some of Edinburgh's most distinguished bars. The memories, however, live on and we've picked through some of the city's toughest pubs from the past that are sorely missed.

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