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Historic Vaults of Edinburgh Walking Tour 
Tour ID:
1203
Tour Theme:
Ghost Tours
This tour starts
from:
Edinburgh
Duration:
1 Day - 1 hour 15 min
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Operated
by: Mercat Tours
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Tour Description:
If walls could talk, these are the stories they would tell! A great bridge was built spanning the deep valley to the south of the Royal Mile. Under its 19 enormous arches, in a catacomb of underground chambers, a community began to thrive. Trades, first legal and then illicit, flourished - and in the hard times there was nothing that couldn't be bought or sold for a purse of gold! Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!
The Underground Vaults were created in the late 18th Century, abandoned by the 1830s - and only opened again to the public in 1996. The labyrinth of corridors and chambers you visit remain unchanged from two hundred years ago. Visit this unique attraction and capture a very special moment in the evolution of this city.
- Visit authentic 18th Century Underground Vaults beneath the South Bridge
- Find out why they were created
- Witness the unaltered conditions in which real people lived and worked
- Learn the origin of the Scottish 'midden'
- Discover links with the city's notorious ‘bodysnatchers’
*For health & safety reasons we are unable to allow any children under the age of 5 on our underground tours
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