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Encyclopedia > Bruntsfield Links

Bruntsfield Links is 35 acres of park in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, immediately to the south-west of The Meadows, which it adjoins. An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ... View of Barclay Church across Bruntsfield Links Bruntsfield is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... The Meadows is a large public park in Edinburgh, Scotland, just to the south of the city centre. ...


Unlike The Meadows, which is a former loch, Bruntsfield Links was always dry. It is the last vestige of the Burgh Muir, formerly woodland.


The word, "links", comes from the Scots language and is widely associated with land used for the game of golf. A links golf course, sometimes referred to as a seaside links is the oldest style of golf course, first developed in Scotland. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ... Greg Norman on the 18th tee at St Andrews. ...


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Bruntsfield Links became the first golf course, in a city which now boasts more than twenty-one courses. It is unclear when golf was first played in Edinburgh, however, the first edict prohibiting the playing of golf was issued in 1457. Additionally, the Golf Tavern which adjoins the links claims to have been founded in 1456, though there is little evidence for this other than a claim made in A history of the Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society.


A plaque erected by the City of Edinburgh suggests that the game of golf may have been invented here. City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...


See also

Edinburgh is divided into areas that generally encompass a park (or green), a high street (i. ...

External links

  • Friends of The Meadows and Bruntsfield Links (contains Java applet)
  • Scotsman newspaper: historical article on the use of Bruntsfield Links for plague victims

 

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