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Sheep Heid Inn

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Sheep Heid Inn, Duddingston
Sheep Heid Inn, Duddingston

The Sheep Heid Inn is a public house in Duddingston, Edinburgh, Scotland. There has reputedly been an inn on this site since 1360, although the core of the current building appears to date from the 18th century with later additions and alterations. If the 1360 foundation date was proved correct it would make The Sheep Heid Inn perhaps the oldest surviving licensed premises in Edinburgh, if not Scotland.

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Sheep Heid Inn
The Causeway, City of Edinburgh Northfield/Willowbrae

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Sheep Heid Inn

The Causeway 43-45
EH15 3QA City of Edinburgh, Northfield/Willowbrae
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