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Saturday column: Shaping Gilmerton's heritage

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Feb 28, 2026
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STAND in the heart of Gilmerton - in south-east Edinburgh - and you can still trace the outline of the old village.

Stone cottages line Drum Street. The 18th-century schoolhouse survives. Beneath the streets lie the mysterious hand-carved chambers of Gilmerton Cove.

These are not grand buildings, but they tell a story of a mining settlement absorbed int…

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