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An abbey and a crowned kirk.

Edinburgh has two of Scotland's great religious buildings at either end of the Royal Mile. At the top stands the High Kirk, its crown spire a landmark of the Old Town, where John Knox once preached. At the foot, beside the royal palace, are the roofless ruins of the abbey King David founded in 1128. Visit both on a walk down the Mile, and look up as you go.

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From our guide16 hours ago

Magdalen Chapel.

Built in the 1540s – and therefore Edinburgh’s last pre-Reformation Catholic chapel – this gem of a chapel on Cowgate is notable for lively historical details such as its age-old stained glass windows.

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Lunch12 hours agoEdinburghThe Tolbooth Tavern100 yardsEdinburghClarinda's Tearoom100 yardsEdinburghLoudons New Waverley200 yards

Lunch near Holyrood Abbey.

The three closest tables: The Tolbooth Tavern, Clarinda's Tearoom and Loudons New Waverley.

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Somewhere to go7 hours ago

St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh.

The High Kirk of Edinburgh on the Royal Mile, founded in 1124 under its crown spire, John Knox's church and the mother church of Presbyterianism.

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