25 Edinburgh pictures that show Scotland’s capital city in a different light – including some lost landmarks
You won’t believe some of these photographs were taken in Edinburgh...
By Gary Flockhart
Published 4th Oct 2023, 17:20 GMT
Updated 4th Oct 2023, 17:30 GMT
From lost landmarks to a former Northern Lighthouse Board ship in Leith that went on to become a five-star hotel, we’ve dug into the achives to find 25 pictures that show Scotland’s capital city in a different light.

1. Holyrood Palace
The new Scotsman delivery van and scooters outside the gates of Holyrood Palace Edinburgh in December 1965. Photo: TSPL



4. Edinburgh Castle
Kalicia Robinscott from Trinidad and Tobago defence force steel orchestra and Alessandra Bruce-Fuoco of the Tattoo Dance company before the start of the 2019 Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Photo: Ian Georgeson
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