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Early history Edinburgh, showing Arthur’s Seat, one of the earliest known sites of human habitation in the area The earliest known human habitation in the Edinburgh area was at Cramond , where evidence was found of a Mesolithic camp site dated to c. Although its location has not been identified, it seems likely they would have chosen a commanding position like the Castle Rock , Arthur’s Seat, or Calton Hill. Their influence continued for the next three centuries until around , when, during the reign of Indulf , son of Constantine II , the “burh” fortress , named in the 10th century Pictish Chronicle as oppidum Eden, was abandoned to the Scots.
It thenceforth remained under their jurisdiction. As a result, the city’s growing population was accommodated by increasing the height of the houses. Buildings of 11 storeys or more were common, and have been described as forerunners of the modern-day skyscraper. The Union was opposed by many Scots, resulting in riots in the city.
Edinburgh became a major intellectual centre, earning it the nickname “Athens of the North” because of its many neo-classical buildings and reputation for learning, recalling ancient Athens. According to the foremost historian of this development, “Unity of social feeling was one of the most valuable heritages of old Edinburgh, and its disappearance was widely and properly lamented. Edinburgh by Robert Louis Stevenson Although Edinburgh’s traditional industries of printing, brewing and distilling continued to grow in the 19th century, and were joined by new rubber works and engineering works , there was little industrialisation compared with other cities in Britain.
By , Edinburgh had been overtaken by Glasgow as Scotland’s largest city. The Old Town became an increasingly dilapidated, overcrowded slum with high mortality rates. University building developments which transformed the George Square and Potterrow areas proved highly controversial.
