Address of Gilmerton Cove

Geographic Location: Lat: 55.90525; Long: -3.13351 - GeoTag: GB-EDH

 Gilmerton Cove 

Gilmerton Cove is a Tourist Attraction managed as a Tourist or Visitor Attraction by an Independent/Unknown Organisation and is located in or near Gilmerton, Scotland.

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Explore Edinburgh's best kept secret. Gilmerton Cove is a series of chambers and passageways that lie hidden beneath the streets of Gilmerton on the South side of Edinburgh. The exact origins of the Cove are unknown.

Legend has it a local blacksmith named George Paterson hewn the chambers and passageways starting in 1719 - 1724 taking him 5 years. Archeologists doubt that one man could have completed the work in 5 years and believe the Cove predates Paterson. The Cove has seven chambers with rock hewn furniture table and chairs. Disputed origins range from a secret drinking den for gentry, a Covenanter's chapel, a masonic meeting place, to a Knights Templar refuge. You decide on a guided tour. By appointment only. 

 

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