All About Edinburgh

29/08/2026

I was touring 3 Argentine Scots born here in 1940s. We went up Calton Hill and taking the view north west. After 7 hours looking around places the first perfect words in English she spoke were
'what is that' ? and then said ' who woud let anyone allow that to destroy such a beautiful city'?

I just had to laugh and agree. W

27/08/2026

De Lestalric’s were owners of the lands we know from Leith which included Craigentinny to Portobello as Restalrig.
Restalrig and what to see
Saint Triduana
Deanery Walls Restalrig
Police Box
De Lestalric’s Built a castle at Loch End
The Great Lafayette
Craigentinny Castle
Miller Mausoleum
Cragentinny Marbles
All the history on

Restalrig and Craigentinny were at one time open field with a catle and Loch and two further large houses thith the estate spreding from Portobello to Leith. William Millar and his family lived here and the family Tomb can be seen with the Craigentinny Marbles attached set in open land with views

27/08/2026

Edinburgh has a emense history. There is the Original Edinburgh and suburbs extended old town south of Edinburgh, New Town New town North, East and West. The Canongate, Bruntsfield and Morningside, Portobello, Cramond, Corstorphine, and Leith. All the history and places to visit can be found on www.allaboutedinburgh.co.uk and for further away it includes areas East West and Mid Lothian, Queensferry, Linlithgow, Grangemouth, Falkirk, Stirling, Dunfermline, Culross, St Andrews and Scottish Border Towns.

All About Edinburgh information on all main attractions, Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle, Arthur Seat, Holyrood Palace, Museums, Art Galleries, Graveyards, famous people and maps on where everything can be found. see maps

11/08/2026

James Young (Paraffin)
James Young invented the process of

extracting, paraffin oil, paraffin wax,

and crude oil from oil shale,

which began an oil boom in West Lothian.

The evidence still remains in the Bings

that are pink shale waste,

seen around west Lothian countryside.


James Young (BP)
James Young (1811-1883), engineer,

founder of first commercial oil-works

in the world and was regarded

as the father of the petrochemical industry.

The company set up by

James Young circa 1860

is now part of a well-known company

worldwide BP.

For more information on

James Young

and the Shale Gas industry.

Go To

Museum of the Scottish
Shale Oil industry
Almond Valley Heritage Centre,

Millfield, Livingston,

West Lothian, EH54 7AR.

The shale Oil Industry of Scotland ended circa 1960

the museum tells the story of the industry

with many artefacts from years gone bye.​​

Next Page Linlithgow Palace

11/08/2026

High street West the Festival in full swing with the free street performers

11/08/2026

James Douglas
(“James the Good” or “Black Douglas”)
James Douglas was a great friend of Robert the Bruce and fought with him on many occasions and was at his side at the Battle of Bannockburn 1314. James Douglas was charged with transporting the heart of Robert the Bruce to Palestine in redemption of his unfulfilled vow to go on crusade. On the journey in 1330 carrying a silver casket containing the embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce he was killed in a battle with the Moors in Spain. From that day the Douglas coat of arms have borne a human heart. The Knights that survived returned to Scotland where Sir James “Black Douglas” Douglas was buried in St Bride’s church in Douglas. The casket and Heart of Robert the Bruce was taken to Melrose Abbey where it remains.

King Robert the Bruce
The gardens have historic interest with statues of Robert the Bruce King of Scotland crowned 1306 born 1274 died 1329 and Sir James Douglas “Black Douglas” to the English and Sir James “the good” to the Scots Born circa 1286 died 1330. Inscriptions over recesses read “My King and Country Ever Claimed | Those Marshall Deeds for Which I’m Famed” and “I Scotland’s Glorey Made Returne | Victoriously at Bannockburn”.

The wall and statues can be found in gardens of Bonaly Tower once the home a Lord Cockburn who had a habit of reclaiming artifacts from building that were demolished or to be demolished to make way for New Edinburgh. There is also a statue of Shakespeare which once stood in Shakespeare Square Edinburgh

04/08/2026

Golf History made in 1844.

First golf rules written in Leith first played to on Leith Links in 1744. First rules of golf and first compitition played with rules John Rattray Statue.

31/07/2026

Burnham has become an English leader. Let Scotland keep all their taxes from all sources. Income tax business tax vat corporation tax Duty on goods. Plus the money from the government for NHS. No wasted money on boat people and other money English MPs receive and the BBC.
Open Grangemouth start up oil field
water and wind power for Scotlands residents.

28/07/2026

For a look at Scotland and Edinburgh's past. Inventors, Churchmen, Queens and Kings, Bishops, Artists and icons of history. Her are 4 of 31 that can be seen all in one place. To find out who they all are see www.allaboutedinburgh.co.uk/queen-street-edinburgh

23/07/2026

109 - 110 Princes Street
It was built between 1770 - 1800 as private residences. In 1869

it was replaced with a new building as the luxury The Grand Palace Hotel. It then became the Scottish Liberal Club in 1890 and housed

the Gladstone Memorial Library including bust of William Gladstone ) on the first floor. In 2023 The Gladstone Memorial Library, was sold by the Debenhams an is now located in Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire, CH5 3DF (North Wales, roughly 6 miles from Chester).