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in his skin. The adjacent
Dental Collection
, with its wince-inducing collections of extrac-
tion tools, covers the history of dentistry. The
Pathology Museum
houses a gruesome but
compelling 19th-century collection of diseased organs and massive tumours pickled in
formaldehyde.
Gilmerton Cove
(
www.gilmertoncove.org.uk
;
16 Drum St; adult/child £5/4; 10am-7pm)
While ghost
tours of Edinburgh's underground vaults and haunted graveyards have become a main-
stream attraction, few tourists have yet explored Gilmerton Cove. Hidden in the southern
suburbs, the mysterious cove is a series of manmade subterranean caverns hacked out of
the rock, their origin and function unknown. Advance booking essential through
Rosslyn
Tours
(
0131-440 3293;
www.rosslyntours.co.uk
)
.
HISTORIC SITE
Mansfield Place Church
(
www.mansfieldtraquair.org.uk
;
Mansfield Pl; 1-4pm 2nd Sun of the month, 11am-1pm
Sun-Thu during Edinburgh Festival Fringe)
In complete contrast to the austerity of most
of Edinburgh's religious buildings, this 19th-century, neo-Romanesque church at the foot
of Broughton St contains a remarkable series of Renaissance-style frescos, which were
painted in the 1890s by Irish-born artist Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852-1936). The murals
have been restored and are on view to the public (check the website for any changes to
viewing times).
CHURCH
MUSEUM
Museum on the Mound
(
www.museumonthemound.com
;
The Mound; 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 1-5pm Sat & Sun)
Housed in the Bank of Scotland's splendid Georgian HQ, this museum is a treasure trove
of gold coins, bullion chests, safes, banknotes, forgeries, cartoons and lots of fascinating
old documents and photographs charting the history of Scotland's oldest bank.
Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
MUSEUM
(
www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi
;
Reid Concert Hall, Teviot Pl; 3-5pm Wed, 10am-1pm
Sat year-round, 2-5pm Mon-Fri during Edinburgh Festival)
Musicians will enjoy this col-
