Heart of Midlothian
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Victoria B
Raleigh, NC1 632 bidrag
sep. 2022
Just outside St. Giles' Cathedral, this was the spot of the city's 15th century municipal building and jail. One would think a heart means love, but it's location saw Witch burnings, decapitations and hangings. People still spit on the heart to show their distaste in the rough justice served here..perfect since my child laid on the ground in the heart! Locals sure got a good laugh from that!
Skrevet 25. april 2023
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Robert A
Dalarna County, Sverige13 077 bidrag
aug. 2022
Just utanför den västra ingången till St Giles katedral i gamla Edinburgh, nära Duke of Buccleuch-statyn, hittar man ett hjärta i gatstenen. Det markerar ingången till ”The Old Tolbooth” från 1300-talet som var både en plats där allmänheten en gång betalade skatt, ett eländigt fängelse, en tortyrkammare, ett administrationscenter och en brutal avrättningsplats. Kroppsdelarna och de avhuggna huvudena på de avrättade spetsades på pålar i närheten.
Tillståndet i fängelset var så motbjudande att Mary, Queen of Scots, på 1560-talet lät bygga en New Tolbooth. Avrättningar och tortyr förekom emellertid fortfarande ända tills byggnaden revs 1817.
Mässingsmarkörer i gatan visar ungefär hur byggnaden var placerad. Det här var, för att uttrycka det milt, ingen särskilt populär plats och det finns en tradition om att man skall spotta på hjärtat när man passerar för att få lycka. En intressant historia, och det är bäst att se efter var man placerar fötterna när man passerar.
PS 1. Namnet, ”The Heart of Midlothian” har stenhjärtat fått efter en roman publicerad 1818 av den berömda skotske författaren Sir Walter Scott.
PS 2. Edinburghs fotbollslag ”Heart of Midlothian F.C.” har tagit sitt namn från Old Tolbooth och dess mosaik.
Tillståndet i fängelset var så motbjudande att Mary, Queen of Scots, på 1560-talet lät bygga en New Tolbooth. Avrättningar och tortyr förekom emellertid fortfarande ända tills byggnaden revs 1817.
Mässingsmarkörer i gatan visar ungefär hur byggnaden var placerad. Det här var, för att uttrycka det milt, ingen särskilt populär plats och det finns en tradition om att man skall spotta på hjärtat när man passerar för att få lycka. En intressant historia, och det är bäst att se efter var man placerar fötterna när man passerar.
PS 1. Namnet, ”The Heart of Midlothian” har stenhjärtat fått efter en roman publicerad 1818 av den berömda skotske författaren Sir Walter Scott.
PS 2. Edinburghs fotbollslag ”Heart of Midlothian F.C.” har tagit sitt namn från Old Tolbooth och dess mosaik.
Skrevet 8. oktober 2022
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Wombling_Free_7548
Bristol, UK2 079 bidrag
jul. 2021 • Par
This marks the spot where people used to be executed, so has a poignant history. Watch out for people spitting on the heart - its tradition.
Skrevet 5. august 2021
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johnhouston2
Knaresborough, UK5 119 bidrag
okt. 2020 • Par
Probably, to most people in the U.K., Heart of Midlothian is simply the name of an Edinburgh football club. This attractive mosaic at the top of the Royal Mile commemorates something rather more darkly historical however, and is situated on the site of the Tolbooth prison, where torture and executions were carried out until it was demolished in 1817.
Other than football fans, literary folk might also have heard of the Heart of Midlothian as it became famous as the title of a novel by Sir Walter Scott in which there was a fictional riot at the Old Tolbooth.
Nowadays, the mosaic is an attractive continuation of the name although, rather less attractive, is the tradition of locals to spit on it as they walk past, although there is no definitive explanation for this practice.
Some say it’s a practice left over from the days when passersby would spit at the prison in solidarity with those held inside, while others say that it was the prisoners themselves who spat on the heart as they were released through the prison doors.
I’m all in favour of tradition but would suggest that most folk who spit here couldn’t actually tell you what the tradition actually is - in which case, as far as those people are concerned, it’s is simply an unpleasant habit!
Whichever the case - mind your step!
Other than football fans, literary folk might also have heard of the Heart of Midlothian as it became famous as the title of a novel by Sir Walter Scott in which there was a fictional riot at the Old Tolbooth.
Nowadays, the mosaic is an attractive continuation of the name although, rather less attractive, is the tradition of locals to spit on it as they walk past, although there is no definitive explanation for this practice.
Some say it’s a practice left over from the days when passersby would spit at the prison in solidarity with those held inside, while others say that it was the prisoners themselves who spat on the heart as they were released through the prison doors.
I’m all in favour of tradition but would suggest that most folk who spit here couldn’t actually tell you what the tradition actually is - in which case, as far as those people are concerned, it’s is simply an unpleasant habit!
Whichever the case - mind your step!
Skrevet 3. desember 2020
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Steviefull
Kidderminster, UK1 663 bidrag
aug. 2020
This was pointed out to us on our Sandemans walking tour, its the kind of thing you will see and just walk past without any knowledge of its history. The location of the tollbooth for public executions in the city, it is considered good luck to spit on it for some reason, which is often why you see locals walking around it rather then through it.
It is located outside St. Giles Cathedral and if you are doing any kind of sightseeing in Edinburgh then you will probably walk past it. Not worth a journey to see just it, but worth it when passing.
Just another part of this great cities history.
It is located outside St. Giles Cathedral and if you are doing any kind of sightseeing in Edinburgh then you will probably walk past it. Not worth a journey to see just it, but worth it when passing.
Just another part of this great cities history.
Skrevet 17. oktober 2020
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Epic-Traveller
Rushden, UK4 475 bidrag
jul. 2020
A nice mosaic on the cobbled floor outside St Giles's Cathedral and Parliamnet Square; the "heart of Midlothian".
Skrevet 23. juli 2020
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Taxidevil
Glasgow, UK3 001 bidrag
aug. 2019
The heart of Midlothian is a heart shaped mosaic set into the cobbles near St Giles Cathedral. It was the site of the tollbooth, a prison and place of public executions.
It is thought you should spit on it which may, or may not, be for luck.
It is thought you should spit on it which may, or may not, be for luck.
Skrevet 21. mars 2020
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Anu
Storbritannia896 bidrag
jan. 2020
This is a mosaic made into the shape of a heart and it marks the site of the old tolbooth in the city and also the center of the town. Public executions also happened here as it was the entrance to the tolbooth. There's a tradition of spitting on the heart as you go by for luck so don't be surprised if you see someone do that.
Skrevet 11. mars 2020
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Sco
Aberdeen, UK4 120 bidrag
des. 2019
A fairly covert bit of local history, which I could see no information about. Fairly camouflaged on the street, especially at night-time. Thankfully people don't seem to spit at the heart anymore (which was minging!).
Skrevet 28. desember 2019
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Malgorzata
12 113 bidrag
jan. 2019
The Heart of Midlothian is a heart-shaped mosaic, formed in coloured granite setts, built into the pavement near the St Giles Cathedral in the Royal Mile. The Heart of Midlothian mosaic marks the entrance to the former Tollbooth building on Edinburgh High Street. Old Tolbooth was the administrative centre of the town, a prison, and one of several sites of public execution. You might miss it if you do not know where to look for. Many people probably walk past every day and pay little attention to.
Skrevet 27. november 2019
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