Duddingston
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Duddingston is a former village in the east of Edinburgh, Scotland, next to Holyrood Park.
The settlement dates from when Duddingston Kirk was built, in 1124. It was founded by a Norman knight named Dodin, hence the name Duddingston, from "Dodin's toun". The kirk was built on lands gifted to the Abbot of Kelso Abbey by King David I in the early 12th century.
The Sheep Heid Inn is said to be Scotland's oldest pub, dating from 1360. It is named after a ram 's head presented to the landlord by King James VI in 1580.
Bonnie Prince Charlie held a council of war in a cottage in the village, shortly before the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745.
Duddingston Loch has been used for ice-skating and curling, even boasting a Curling House, for several centuries. The loch provided the setting for Henry Raeburn's painting of The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch. Today the loch is a wildlife reserve, owned by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, it contains a variety of wildfowl and reedbeds.
[edit] External links
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Duddingston
- Duddingston Kirk
- SWT Reserve : Bawsinch and Duddingston Loch
- Duddingston Conservation Area Character Appraisal
- Sheep Heid Inn, Duddingston
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