Bruntsfield Links
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Bruntsfield Links is 35 acres (14.2 ha) of park in Bruntsfield
, Edinburgh
, immediately to the south-west of The Meadows
, which it adjoins.
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
.
An attempt to remove some of the trees from Bruntsfield Links was blocked in one of the first campaigns of city conservation body, the Cockburn Association
.
Bruntsfield
Bruntsfield is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about twenty minutes walk south-west of the city centre. In feudal times it fell within the barony of Colinton.-Location:...
, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, immediately to the south-west of The Meadows
The Meadows (park)
The Meadows is a large public park in Edinburgh, Scotland, just to the south of the city centre. Largely consisting of wide open grassland crossed by tree-lined paths, the park also has a children's playground, a croquet club, tennis courts and cricket pitches...
, which it adjoins.
Unlike The Meadows, which is a former loch, Bruntsfield Links was always dry. It is the last vestige of the Burgh Muir
Burgh Muir
The Burgh Muir was an area to the south of Edinburgh city centre upon which much of the southern portion of the city now rests, following expansions of the 18th and 19th centuries...
, formerly woodland.
The word, "links
Links (golf)
A links is the oldest style of golf course, first developed in Scotland. The word "links" comes from the Scots language and refers to an area of coastal sand dunes and sometimes to open parkland. It also retains this more general meaning in the Scottish English dialect...
", comes from the Scots language
Scots language
Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...
and is widely associated with land used for the game of golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
.
Golf
A City of Edinburgh Council plaque states that Bruntsfield Links is one of the earliest known locations where the game of golf was played in Scotland. It is unclear when golf was first played in Edinburgh, however. The first edict prohibiting the playing of the game 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. Currently, known as The Royal Burgess Golfing Society. The city now boasts more than twenty-one golf courses.An attempt to remove some of the trees from Bruntsfield Links was blocked in one of the first campaigns of city conservation body, the Cockburn Association
Cockburn Association
The Cockburn Association is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is one of the world's oldest architectural conservation and urban planning monitoring organisations....
.