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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
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David McLean

The horrendously grim Edinburgh spots we walk past without realising every day

While Scotland’s capital is often seen as genteel by outsiders, locals know there's a darker version of Edinburgh lurking just below the surface that’s rammed full of witch burnings, plague outbreaks and public executions.

We walk past these places every day without giving them a single thought, because if we did we'd be chilled to the bone.

From Morningside to Leith, there are places dotted all around the city where generations of criminals, pirates and suspected witches met a grisly and painful end.

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