Warriston Tunnel

Mr Flum suggested a visit to Warriston Cemetery, which we have seen in passing but never seen. It proved somewhat muddy after the recent snow and thaw but we were sufficiently clad.

Situated to the East of the Edinburgh,  Leith and Granton Branch of the North British Railway, (previously the Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway) and North of the Water of Leith, it opened in 1843, but by 1845 it had been split into two sections by a new branch of the railway running E/W, so the elegant linking tunnel in the photo was constructed. 

These railway lines are now closed and are pedestrian/cycle routes. We found them very popular - uncomfortably so in present circumstances as, although these paths were wide, social distancing seemed secondary to personal convenience.

Within the cemetery gate a sign gave instructions to professional dog-walkers, so the area must be popular, as we saw two dustbins full of bags, but only a few dogs

On the upside, we found some snowdrops beginning to open and, while watching two herons alight in a tree, we found two gate pillars situated by the Water of Leith and which appear to be from an original access from Warriston Road, the bridge since removed.

I think we should enjoy a return visit but after the pandemic is over.