- Bruntsfield Links
Bruntsfield Links is convert|35|acre|m2 of park in
Bruntsfield ,Edinburgh , immediately to the south-west ofThe 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 ofgolf .Golf
Bruntsfield Links may be the earliest golf course in the world, in a city which now boasts more than twenty-one courses. 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 .A plaque erected by the
City of Edinburgh suggests that the game of golf may have been invented and first played on Bruntsfield Links.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 .ee also
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* [http://heritage.scotsman.com/myths.cfm?id=15172006 Scotsman newspaper: historical article on the use of Bruntsfield Links for plague victims]
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