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Market place in Edinburgh, Scotland
The Grassmarket is a historic market place, street and event space in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located at the south-west foot of the
Grassmarket
Scottish 18th-century hanging survivor
may have instead been stillborn. Dickson survived being hanged in the Grassmarket of Edinburgh in 1724, and sat up in her coffin at the village of Peffer
Maggie_Dickson
Riot in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1736
under his command to quell a disturbance during a public hanging in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh in April 1736. Although the rioters were generally supportive
Porteous_Riots
2024 British television miniseries
a cast member in March 2023. Filming began in mid-August 2022 in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh, and continued in London in September. Among the filming
Baby_Reindeer
Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
elevated streets of South Bridge and George IV Bridge. It meets the Grassmarket at Cowgatehead at its west end and Holyrood Road to the east. The Cowgate
Cowgate
City walls in City of Edinburgh, Scotland
council accordingly decided to extend the wall south to take in the Grassmarket and Cowgate areas of the burgh. Construction began the following year
Edinburgh_town_walls
free after failed execution.[citation needed] 1724 Margaret Dickson Grassmarket, Edinburgh Scotland Hanging Survived Survived after hanging, was later
List_of_botched_executions
Capital city of Scotland
historical interest nearby are Greyfriars Kirkyard and Mary King's Close. The Grassmarket, running deep below the castle, is connected by the steep double terraced
Edinburgh
Scottish officer (c. 1695–1736)
remaining convict, Andrew Wilson, was taken to be publicly hanged in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh, on 14 April 1736. His body was cut down against the wishes
John_Porteous_(soldier)
(in two sections, North and South). This connects Castlehill with the Grassmarket via Johnston Terrace. With buildings on only one side, it is not typical
List of closes on the Royal Mile
List_of_closes_on_the_Royal_Mile
Scottish Presbyterian soldier (died 1684)
Paton was a Scottish soldier and Covenanter. He was executed at the Grassmarket on 9 May 1684 largely for his actions at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge
John_Paton_(Covenanter)
Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
south of Edinburgh Castle. It runs from the southwestern corner of the Grassmarket to Main Point, the junction of Bread Street, Lauriston Street, East Fountainbridge
West_Port,_Edinburgh
Passageway between buildings
anniversary of the birth of author Muriel Spark. The Vennel off the Grassmarket in Edinburgh appears in the film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Vennel
Road junction in Edinburgh, Scotland
area. It lies between the more affluent area of Bruntsfield and the Grassmarket. The earliest reference to Tollcross dates from 1439 with Tolcors being
Tollcross,_Edinburgh
Art school at the University of Edinburgh
ECA is mainly located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, overlooking the Grassmarket; the Lauriston Place campus is located in the University of Edinburgh's
Edinburgh_College_of_Art
Alleyway in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Advocates_Close
Scottish fashion accessory company
bags that were priced up to £4350.00. The company opened a shop in the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh in July 2013, but it closed six months later. In late
Strathberry
Underground streets and tourist attraction in Edinburgh
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Mary_King's_Close
Execution device
Mercat Cross, Edinburgh, (off the High Street), the Castlehill and the Grassmarket. The Maiden was lent to Leith in 1591 for the execution of William Gibsone
Maiden_(guillotine)
Scottish soldier and presumed occultist who was executed
Saint", because his residence was near the top of the West Bow, off the Grassmarket, and "saint" was a popular epithet for particularly fervent Calvinists
Thomas_Weir
1999 video game
McGarren and Squad 1 are deployed into Grassmarket Street in response. Fighting their way through Grassmarket Street, they defeat an experimental defense
Crisis_Zone
Annual stand-up comedy competition
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
So_You_Think_You're_Funny
1855 painting by James Drummond
the gory Porteous Riots was one such painting. People gathered at the Grassmarket, where Andrew Wilson and George Robertson, local robbers and merchants
The_Porteous_Mob
Scottish celebrity chef and restaurateur (born 1971)
Singh ran a pop-up restaurant for the Edinburgh Festival at the Apex Grassmarket Hotel which served a range of foods, including haggis pakora.[better source needed]
Tony_Singh
Church in Scotland, Scotland
This continues to the present day through the church's work with the Grassmarket Community Project and the Greyfriars Charteris Centre. Greyfriars holds
Greyfriars_Kirk
Square in Edinburgh, Scotland
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George_Square,_Edinburgh
Oldest part of Edinburgh, Scotland
east: The West Port, the old route out of Edinburgh to the west The Grassmarket, the area to the south-west Edinburgh Castle The Cowgate, the lower southern
Old_Town,_Edinburgh
and found guilty of high treason on 3 July 1615. He was executed at Grassmarket, Edinburgh on 8 July. His wife Katherine and two boys were requested
Angus_Og_MacDonald_(d.1615)
Scottish annual arts festival
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe
Scottish minister and reformer (1805–1882)
schools and urban missions. The Robertson Memorial Mission in Edinburgh's Grassmarket is named after him. He was born in Eyemouth, Scotland on 28 July 1805
William Robertson (urban missionary)
William_Robertson_(urban_missionary)
conductor for brass bands. During his career, Hargreaves conducted the Grassmarket Silver Band, Crook Hall Band, and the Stanshawe Band as well as many
Walter_B._Hargreaves
Church in Edinburgh, Scotland
Preston Aisle in 2019; this was designed by Sheanna Ashton and made by Grassmarket Furniture. The communion table and reredos of the Chambers Aisle were
St_Giles'_Cathedral
Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)
St_Mary's_Cathedral,_Edinburgh_(Episcopal)
Capital city of Scotland
Fountainbridge Gilmerton Gogar Gogarloch Goldenacre Gorgie The Grange Grassmarket Granton Greenbank Greendykes Greenhill Haymarket Hermiston Holy Corner
Outline_of_Edinburgh
Road bridge and street in Edinburgh linking the High Street with Princes Street
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North_Bridge,_Edinburgh
Municipal building in Edinburgh, Scotland
and grain markets moved to the Grassmarket in the 15th century, and it was at the corn exchange in the Grassmarket, which was designed by David Cousin
Edinburgh_Corn_Exchange
Gracemount The Grange Granton Granton Garden Granton Waterfront regeneration Grassmarket Greenbank Greendykes Greenhill Greenside, Edinburgh Greyfriars Bobby
List_of_places_in_Edinburgh
Brewery in Edinburgh
ale was sold in the taverns of the High Street, the Cowgate and the Grassmarket in Edinburgh’s Old Town. Robert Chambers, in his Traditions of Edinburgh
Younger's_Brewery
1824 novel by James Hogg
Early photograph of the Grassmarket in Edinburgh, one of the locations in Confessions, taken around 28 years after publication of the novel.
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
The_Private_Memoirs_and_Confessions_of_a_Justified_Sinner
Chambers under the South Bridge
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
Edinburgh_Vaults
Scottish merchant and politician
Stewart lived in the house at the foot of the West Bow, facing onto the Grassmarket during his period as Lord Provost and describes it as full of "secret
Archibald Stewart (Lord Provost)
Archibald_Stewart_(Lord_Provost)
Scottish Presbyterian soldier (d. 1685)
eventually captured at Fenwick and following trial was executed in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh on 4 December 1685 by hanging. Nisbet is buried at Greyfriars
John_Nisbet
1828 series of killings in Edinburgh, Scotland
a regular worshipper at Presbyterian religious meetings held in the Grassmarket; he was seldom seen without a bible. William Hare was probably born in
Burke_and_Hare_murders
Theatre in England
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
Birmingham_Repertory_Theatre
English comedy club chain
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
Just_the_Tonic
Historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland
The castle is built on a volcanic rock, as seen here in a 19th-century view from the Grassmarket area.
Edinburgh_Castle
1995 short story collection by Ali Smith
coming" : A girl has a meal with her friend Elizabeth in a restaurant in the Grassmarket before going to watch a film... "To the cinema" : A Sunday morning cinema
Free_Love_and_Other_Stories
Annual marathon event in Scotland
held in the city. Starting in Holyrood Park and running through the Grassmarket and down Lothian Road, along Princes Street and down into Leith, along
Edinburgh_Marathon
Area of central Edinburgh, Scotland
significant historic buildings. It lies south of Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, and north of The Meadows public park. Lauriston is the former location
Lauriston
School in Edinburgh, Scotland
built, the building's front facade faced north with access from the Grassmarket by way of Heriot Bridge. It was originally the only facade fronted in
George_Heriot's_School
English post-punk band
including The Festival Club, Hill Street Theatre, St Andrews Theatre and the Grassmarket stage. They recorded and broadcast for the BBC2 Late Show, STV and Tyne
Acrobats_of_Desire
Building in Edinburgh, Scotland
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
Queen's_Hall,_Edinburgh
Graveyard in Edinburgh, Scotland
location unclear) John Nisbet (1627–1685), Covenanter, hanged at the Grassmarket William Oliphant, Lord Newton (1561–1628), judge John Paton, Covenanter
Greyfriars_Kirkyard
Theatre and recreation complex
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
The_Pleasance
Historic site
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
Assembly_Rooms_(Edinburgh)
Indian actor, film producer, and politician (born 1960)
Films & Documentaries Archived 9 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. grassmarket.org (11 November 2017) "Telugu Cinema Etc". Idlebrain.com. Archived from
Nandamuri_Balakrishna
Thoroughfare in Leith, Edinburgh
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Constitution_Street
17th-century town-house in Scotland
was captured in Renfrew, taken to Edinburgh and beheaded in the town's Grassmarket . The house remained in the hands of the Campbells for the best part
Argyll's_Lodging
Musical artist
Hutera (20 August 2015). "Cabaret: Twonkey's Stinking Bishop at Sweet Grassmarket, Edinburgh festival". The Times. Retrieved 1 October 2015. "Cabaret review:
Paul_Vickers_(musician)
University tower block in Edinburgh, Scotland
Fringe Central moved to St James Quarter in 2022 and permanently to the Grassmarket in 2025. Designed by Alan Reiach, Eric Hall and Partners, the building
Appleton_Tower
International stand-up comedian
review: Radu Isac: Good Excuses for Sociopaths, Just the Tonic @ The Grassmarket Centre, Edinburgh". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2025-02-01. Fox, Peter (31
Radu_Isac
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1959
Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe_1959
Scottish minister (1662–1688)
truth of all three charges, and he was sentenced to be hanged in the Grassmarket on 12 February. Subsequently, and contrary to his wishes, he was reprieved
James_Renwick_(Covenanter)
Bookstore in Edinburgh, Scotland
located on Niddry Street. In 1980, it moved to 43 Candlemaker Row in the Grassmarket. This second location helped to increase sales. Initially, twelve people
First_of_May_Bookshop
Shopping mall in Scotland, UK
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Multrees_Walk
remembered for his views of Edinburgh. He was born in Portsburgh, off the Grassmarket in south-west Edinburgh in 1754, the second son of James Lizars, a shoemaker
Daniel_Lizars_Sr.
Collection of streets in Edinburgh
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Royal_Mile
Plaque, Grassmarket
William_Govan
Scottish lawyer and writer (1745–1831)
return to Edinburgh he set up his own legal office at Cowgatehead off the Grassmarket, apparently as a partner with Inglis (but appearing in directories more
Henry_Mackenzie
Courtyard in Edinburgh, Scotland
Advocates Close Chambers Street Cockburn Street Cowgate George IV Bridge Grassmarket Mary King's Close The Mound Ramsay Garden Royal Mile (List of closes
White_Horse_Close
Film made in Edinburgh, Scotland
streets around the Calton Hill and in the Canongate, West Bow and the Grassmarket. The Shore, Leith appears briefly at the end of the film. Most of the
The_Singing_Street
the map to the right. As well as the Royal Mile, it encompasses the Grassmarket, Cowgate, and Canongate areas, along with a number of areas with predominantly
List of Category A listed buildings in the Old Town, Edinburgh
List_of_Category_A_listed_buildings_in_the_Old_Town,_Edinburgh
Suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland
area: 2 Hermiston Gait - Broomhouse - Saughton - Gorgie - Haymarket - Grassmarket - Southside - Prestonfield - Niddrie - Asda Evening Buses terminate at
Niddrie,_Edinburgh
Thoroughfare in Edinburgh, Scotland
Advocates Close Chambers Street Cockburn Street Cowgate George IV Bridge Grassmarket Mary King's Close The Mound Ramsay Garden Royal Mile (List of closes
Cockburn_Street,_Edinburgh
Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
Advocates Close Chambers Street Cockburn Street Cowgate George IV Bridge Grassmarket Mary King's Close The Mound Ramsay Garden Royal Mile (List of closes
York_Place,_Edinburgh
Performing arts venue in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
Brunton_Theatre
British surgeon (1794–1847)
He relished operating successfully in the reeking tenements of the Grassmarket and Lawnmarket on patients they had discharged as hopelessly incurable
Robert_Liston
Scotland's national centre for dance
June 2001, it moved into £6.4 million purpose-built premises on the Grassmarket in the city's Old Town. The premises were opened by Prince Charles, the
Dance_Base
Garden square in Edinburgh, Scotland
Advocates Close Chambers Street Cockburn Street Cowgate George IV Bridge Grassmarket Mary King's Close The Mound Ramsay Garden Royal Mile (List of closes
St_Andrew_Square,_Edinburgh
Scottish minister (c. 1624–1681)
conspicuous Covenanting minister in Scotland. Had he glorified God in the Grassmarket, or fallen in some scuffle with Claverhouse's dragoons, or even like
John_Welsh_of_Irongray
Heraldic badge of Richard II of England
emblem.[citation needed] In Edinburgh, "The White Hart" is an inn in the Grassmarket, established early in the 16th century. It stood a few hundred steps
White_Hart
Advocacy group for community ownership of public spaces
reclamations in one day, with an estimated 5,000 people at each party. Grassmarket, Edinburgh, 11 August 1997 Bank Underground station, London, 13 July
Reclaim_the_Streets
Scottish comedian
In 1997 and 1998, Hill performed a lead role (Jeremy Weller) in the Grassmarket Project's theatre production "Mad" at the Edinburgh Fringe. Since 2002
Craig_Hill_(comedian)
Catholic church in Edinburgh Scotland
Scotland, United Kingdom. It is situated in Lauriston, midway between the Grassmarket and Tollcross, on the edge of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town. The church
Sacred_Heart,_Edinburgh
Multi-purpose venue in Edinburgh, Scotland
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland
General_Assembly_Hall_of_the_Church_of_Scotland
John Herdman Herdman at The Grassmarket Centre, September 2014 Born (1941-07-20) 20 July 1941 (age 85) Edinburgh, Scotland Occupation Writer Writing career
John_Herdman_(author)
a missionary in the Grassmarket slums, described as 'brutally realistic'. Andrew Nash sees her novel Jock Halliday: A Grassmarket Hero (1883) as influenced
Robina_F._Hardy
Scottish merchant and senior excise officer
Commissioner of Excise but lived at Cowgatehead at the east end of the Grassmarket. In 1784/5, he built or remodelled Polmont House near Falkirk, as his
Gilbert_Laurie
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
UdderBELLY
Village in Scotland
Great Interest John Paton, Covenanter, army captain, executed in the Grassmarket Rev James Barr leader of the United Free Church Continuing and politician
Fenwick,_East_Ayrshire
British comedy website
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
Chortle
Scottish screenwriter and actress
houses in and around Edinburgh. This early work includes Risk for the Grassmarket Project, and The Homemade Child and The Little Lady From The Lucky Star
Louise_Ironside
Scottish clan
and turned them over to the Crown. They were tortured to death in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh on the orders of the Regent, James I's widow, Joan Beaufort
Clan_Robertson
Scottish comedian (1964–2025)
the show "Big Mouth". In 2022, he performed at The Beehive Inn at the Grassmarket. In 2024, Little created a four part stand-up series for BBC Radio 4
Gary_Little_(comedian)
Scottish landscape architect (1887–1967)
2023, and an embroidered and patchwork banner produced by the local Grassmarket community group, GRASS created about the development of the garden, was
Norah_Geddes
wells on the "charmed circle" of Holyrood through Canongate, Cowgate, Grassmarket and Fountainbridge; and that due to the quality of this water, brewer
Beer_in_Scotland
Advocates Close Chambers Street Cockburn Street Cowgate George IV Bridge Grassmarket Mary King's Close The Mound Ramsay Garden Royal Mile (List of closes
List of former Edinburgh street names
List_of_former_Edinburgh_street_names
Scottish footballer
was a Scottish footballer. Born in Edinburgh and raised in the city's Grassmarket, Logie first played for Scottish junior side Lochore Welfare, before
Jimmy_Logie
Scottish lawyer and phrenologist (1788–1858)
Stockbridge. In 1825 he moved with Andrew to 2 Brown Square off the Grassmarket. The Combe brothers lived together in a large dwelling at 25 Northumberland
George_Combe
Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland
Square Theatre Mayfield Salisbury Church Teviot Traverse Theatre Sweet Grassmarket Royal Over-Seas League Assembly Rooms Dance Base Pleasance Dome Summerhall
National_Museum_of_Scotland
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