DUDDINGSTON

A view of Duddingston village from across the loch.

'Duddingston' is a former village in the east of Edinburgh, Scotland, next to Holyrood Park.
The settlement dates from when Duddingston Kirk was built, in 1124. It was founded by a Norman knight named Dodin, hence the name Duddingston, from "Dodin's toun". The kirk was built on lands gifted to the Abbot of Kelso Abbey by King David I in the early 12th century.
The Sheep's Heid Inn is said to be Scotland's oldest pub, dating from 1360. It is named after a ram 's head presented to the landlord by King James VI in 1580.
Bonnie Prince Charlie held a council of war in a cottage in the village, shortly before the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745.

The bar of the Sheep's Heid Inn in Duddingston, reputedly Scotland's oldest pub.

Duddingston Loch has been used for ice-skating and curling for several centuries. The loch provided the setting for Henry Raeburn's painting of ''The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch''. Today the loch is a wildlife reserve, owned by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, it contains a variety of wildfowl and reedbeds.

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