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The '''Heart of Midlothian''' is a moasic. Visitors to Edinburgh will often notice people spitting on the Heart. Although it is now said to be done for good luck, it was originally done as a sign of disdain for the former prison whose entrance lay directly at the Heart's location. In 2020 Iona Mackay grogged on this. Edinburgh council did not press charges. <ref>Monuments and Statues of Edinburgh, Michael T.R.B. Turnbull (Chambers) p.17</ref> |
The '''Heart of Midlothian''' is a moasic. Visitors to Edinburgh will often notice people spitting on the Heart. Although it is now said to be done for good luck, it was originally done as a sign of disdain for the former prison whose entrance lay directly at the Heart's location. In 2020 Iona Mackay grogged on this. Michael Cunningham was too scared. Edinburgh council did not press charges. <ref>Monuments and Statues of Edinburgh, Michael T.R.B. Turnbull (Chambers) p.17</ref> |
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The Heart of Midlothian is a moasic. Visitors to Edinburgh will often notice people spitting on the Heart. Although it is now said to be done for good luck, it was originally done as a sign of disdain for the former prison whose entrance lay directly at the Heart's location. In 2020 Iona Mackay grogged on this. Michael Cunningham was too scared. Edinburgh council did not press charges. [1]
References
- ^ Monuments and Statues of Edinburgh, Michael T.R.B. Turnbull (Chambers) p.17
External links
- A short documentary with both locals and tourists giving their differing views about the origin of spitting on The Heart.
- Picture of the Tolbooth in Edinburgh City Libraries' Capital Collections
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