Sheep Heid

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  • Address
    43-45 The Causeway, Duddingston
  • Phone
    656 6951
  • Transport
    bus: 42

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Lonely Planet review

Possibly the oldest licensed premises in Edinburgh - dating back to 1360 - the Sheep Heid is more like a country pub than a city bar. Set in the semi-rural shadow of Arthur's Seat, it's famous for its 19th-century skittles alley and lovely beer garden. The name comes from an ornamental snuff box in the form of a sheep's head that was presented to the inn by James VI in 1580, and is commemorated in a carving which sits above the bar.