Heart of Midlothian (Royal Mile)
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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. [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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