The Mound is an artificial hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, which connects Edinburgh's New Town and its Old Town. The National Gallery of Scotland, in Edinburgh, is the national Art gallery of Scotland. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The New Town, a central area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is often considered to be a masterpiece of city planning and is a UNESCO The Old Town of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was formed by the dumping of 1,501,000 cartloads of earth excavated from the draining of the Nor' Loch - which today forms Princes Street Gardens and the foundations of Princes Street[1]. The Nor Loch, also known as the Nor' Loch and the North Loch, was a Loch formerly in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the area now occupied Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and its main shopping street The Mound was officially opened in 1781. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common When the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was extended to Waverley in 1846, tunnels were driven under The Mound to allow access to the west. The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was a railway built to link Glasgow and Edinburgh. Edinburgh Waverley railway station, commonly referred to as just " Waverley " locally is the main Railway station in the Scottish capital For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display
Some of Edinburgh's most notable buildings and institutions have their premises on The Mound, including the National Gallery of Scotland, the Royal Scottish Academy, the spires of New College, the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland, and the elegant domed Headquarters of the Bank of Scotland. The Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and Clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The National Gallery of Scotland, in Edinburgh, is the national Art gallery of Scotland. The Royal Scottish Academy is Scotland’s premier organisation promoting contemporary Scottish art. New College Edinburgh was opened in 1846 as a college of the Free Church of Scotland, later of the United Free Church of Scotland, and from the 1930s has been the The Assembly Hall is located between the Lawnmarket and The Mound in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and Clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Today The Mound is a busy, if fairly steep, thoroughfare taking traffic from Princes Street, over the Royal Mile and into the Old Town. Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and its main shopping street The Royal Mile is the popular name for the succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of Edinburgh's Old Town. Due to its raised elevation, the Mound commands expansive views over Princes Street and the New Town of Edinburgh and towards Calton Hill. Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and its main shopping street Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, just to the east of the New Town.
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The Sermon on the Mound is the name given by the Scottish press to an address made by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the General Assembly