Gilmerton Cove

E904304

Gilmerton Cove is an underground network of hand-carved sandstone chambers and passageways beneath the Edinburgh suburb of Gilmerton, notable for its mysterious origins and historical intrigue.

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Gilmerton Cove canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
underground attraction ⓘ
approximateDepth several metres below street level ⓘ
associatedWith Edinburgh folklore ⓘ
coal mining history of Gilmerton ⓘ
constructionMethod hand-carved ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
dateOfDiscovery 18th century ⓘ
hasEntrance Drum Street, Gilmerton ⓘ
hasFeature carved tables ⓘ
fireplaces ⓘ
hand-carved benches ⓘ
multiple chambers ⓘ
narrow passageways ⓘ
wells ⓘ
hasInterpretationCentre true ⓘ
hasLighting artificial electric lighting ⓘ
hasPart passageways ⓘ
underground chambers ⓘ
hasTourTheme mystery and speculation about its origins ⓘ
heritageDesignation Category A listed building ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ
locatedIn Edinburgh ⓘ
Gilmerton ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
near south-east of Edinburgh city centre ⓘ
notableFor historical intrigue ⓘ
mysterious origins ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operatedBy City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
possibleUse Masonic meeting place ⓘ
covenanters’ refuge ⓘ
drinking den ⓘ
early Christian worship site ⓘ
smugglers’ hideout ⓘ
rockType sandstone ⓘ
safetyMeasures guided access and restricted areas ⓘ
subjectOf archaeological investigations ⓘ
historical research ⓘ
local legends ⓘ
subterranean true ⓘ
tourType guided only ⓘ
usedFor guided tours ⓘ
website https://www.gilmertoncove.org.uk/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gilmerton → knownFor → Gilmerton Cove ⓘ
Gilmerton → hasLandmark → Gilmerton Cove ⓘ