http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: A puzzle for Thursday en Thu, 21 May 2026 12:33:17 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42073 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:32:42 +0000 Arellcat 42073@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Blimey, kaputnik. That's some impressive detective work, which alas my working day is too small to contain. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42072 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:27:41 +0000 Cyclingmollie 42072@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, that's it. I found that page yesterday when I was looking for information about Whittingehame. I'd never heard of it before but I've seen those bench marks often enough. Well done kaputnik.</p> <p>@Arellcat I wish I knew what Orr's Folly is. As it's my surname I feel I have a sort of a right to know. But short of asking at the cottage door I can't think how I'll find out.</p> <p>@Morningsider That's going off into some kind of weird Scottish fantasia. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42070 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:03:12 +0000 kaputnik 42070@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm12490">The answer can be found on this page</a>.</p> <p>There is a theoretical line called the "Edinburgh to Whittingehame levelling line" which is/was used during geodetic levelling of Scotland for cartographic purposes. There is a marker for this line on the junction mentioned and there must be another in Holyrood park. Idea came to me to look in this direction because I sort of thought you can look up Abercorn Road into the Park and it might be something to do with sighting lines.</p> <p>The full Edinburgh to Whittingehame line <a href="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/line399">can be found here</a>.</p> <p>I thankyaw. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42068 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:01:24 +0000 Morningsider 42068@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Arbroath Abbey - decleration of independence?<br /> Whittinghame - battle of Athelstaneford (saltire)?<br /> Abercorn Road - Kenny Macaskill's office?<br /> Tron - something to do with Bonny Prince Charlie if I remember rightly.</p> <p>All tenuously related to Scottish independence - but not really one "thing". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42066 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:33:31 +0000 Arellcat 42066@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was wondering if it had anything to do with Orr's Folly, a war memorial and the Church of Scotland. I don't know, really. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42065 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:27:06 +0000 Cyclingmollie 42065@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If I was to say that the second link is on the wall at the junction would that help? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42064 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:15:37 +0000 kaputnik 42064@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>That's impressive but not the answer. </em></p> <p>well it just took a bit of creative Googling :)</p> <p><em>The second link is at the junction of Abercorn Road and Willowbrae Road. </em></p> <p>Kenny MacKaskill MSP (SNP) has his office there? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42060 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:02:30 +0000 Cyclingmollie 42060@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The second link is at the junction of Abercorn Road and Willowbrae Road. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42059 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:58:56 +0000 Cyclingmollie 42059@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Smudge: <em>"Golf?"</em></p> <p>I like the way you think but no, it's not golf. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42058 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:57:24 +0000 Smudge 42058@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Golf? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42057 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:53:24 +0000 Cyclingmollie 42057@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's impressive but not the answer. The answer isn't historic, it's geographic and it is almost literally a link or series of links. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42053 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:26:11 +0000 kaputnik 42053@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>William Douglas of Whittinghame was implicated in the muder of David Rizzio at Holyroodhouse Palace? That's a tenuous link between those two, but don't know how Tron Kirk or Arbroath Abbey are factored in. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4043#post-42038 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:30:54 +0000 Cyclingmollie 42038@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What links a corner of Holyrood Park and a farm lane near Whittingehame Estate in East Lothian? A similar link exists between the Tron Kirk with Arbroath Abbey as well. </p>