The Town Below the Ground: Edinburgh's Legendary Underground City

by Jan-Andrew Henderson

Book Overview

The story of the Town Below the Ground is one of the most disturbing in the annals of Scottish history. For almost 250 years, Edinburgh was surrounded by a giant defensive wall and, unable to expand its boundaries, it became the most densely populated city in Europe. When buildings could go no higher, people were forced to construct new edifices over the existing structures. An underground slum developed, where subterranean dwellers lived in darkness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840182318
• ISBN13: 9781840182316
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"