Heart of Midlothian (Royal Mile)
Mosaic in Edinburgh, Scotland
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The Heart of Midlothian is a heart-shaped mosaic, formed of coloured granite setts, located outside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. It marks the site of the entrance to Edinburgh's Old Tolbooth, which was demolished in 1817.[1] Sir Walter Scott would immortalise the Tolbooth in his 1818 novel The Heart of Midlothian, which centres on a girl who is wrongfully imprisoned there. The mosaic has marked the former Tolbooth's location since 1860.[2]
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- Edinburgh, Scotland
- 55.9495542°N 3.1916978°W
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| Year | 1860 |
| Medium | Mosaic made with coloured granite setts |
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Locals will often spit upon the heart, an action which is said to bring good luck, although it may have originated as a sign of disdain for the executions that took place in the Tolbooth.[3] The Edinburgh football club Heart of Midlothian F.C. takes its name and crest from the mosaic.[2]
