The cove, which is built around a main corridor that stretches over forty feet, has two separate entrances carved from natural sandstone.Īlso connected via a secret passage, was the nearby Hellfire Club. The 'punch bowl' sits amongst the dimly lit passageways (Image: Flickr Creative Commons - Angus McDiarmid) The City of Edinburgh Council collaborated with Gilmerton Heritage Trust to open the cove as an educational resource for the community, as well as a visitors attraction. While the Gilmerton Cove is thought to have been there for centuries, it wasn't until 2003 that the newly restored cave was opened to the public. Scottish guest leaves Lorraine speechless after revealing her boyfriend was undercover cop.Michelin-starred chef claps back at diner who refused beef on £115 tasting menu.While the origins remain a mystery, there are rumours the caves were used as a drinking den.Īn ex-mining village, Gilmerton now sits right on the edge of the city four miles from the centre. In Gilmerton, an underground set of hand carved tunnels lay under the suburb, thought to date back to the 18th century. READ MORE - Gordon Ramsay's Edinburgh restaurant 'sorry' over diner's late £100 beef wellington What a lot of tourists, and locals, don't know about - is what's lurking underneath our streets. We all know about Edinburgh's landmark attractions we've got the castle, we've got Arthurs Seat, we've got Holyrood House.
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