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Musselburgh, 49 High Street, Musselburgh Arms Hotel
Hotel (19th Century), Public House (18th Century)
Site Name Musselburgh, 49 High Street, Musselburgh Arms Hotel
Classification Hotel (19th Century), Public House (18th Century)
Canmore ID 210835
Site Number NT37SW 672
NGR NT 34635 72755
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/210835
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Inveresk (East Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County Midlothian
Publication Account (1996)
The Musselburgh Arms is the oldest surviving inn in Musselburgh. Still retaining much of its late eighteenth-century character, it served not only as a hostelry for travellers, but also in the nineteenth century as the dining premises for the Royal Bodyguard after the traditional annual archery competition for the Musselburgh Silver Arrow.
Information from ‘Historic Musselburgh: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1996).
