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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Musselburgh

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Musselburgh, Scotland

Updated January 11, 2022

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Shiny mussel.

Musselburgh, Scotland

‘Memory and Reflection’

A shiny sculpture celebrating the mighty mollusk.

Musselburgh, Scotland

Former Edenhall Hospital

The abandoned buildings of a hospital that saw most of its activity during the World Wars.
Bow-less archer.

Musselburgh, Scotland

'The Musselburgh Archer'

A sculpture dedicated to the Roman history steeped in a Scottish town.
The English and Scottish soldiers locked in battle.

Musselburgh, Scotland

Rough Wooing Memorial

Sculptures depicting Scottish and English soldiers in battle honor a 16th-century conflict.
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St Michael's Parish Church and Kirkyard

This 19th-century sanctuary was built atop a hill that once housed a Roman fort.
0 miles from Musselburgh
The Scottish saltire and thistle join the English rose on the stone.

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Battle of Pinkie Cleugh Memorial Stone

This memorial commemorates a defining 16th-century battle between English and Scottish forces.
1 mile from Musselburgh
“Spirit of Community” monolithic sculpture.

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Newcraighall Monuments

Mining, a local filmmaker, and a philanthropist doctor all commemorated within a small space in suburban Edinburgh
1 mile from Musselburgh
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