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Surgeons' Hall Museums

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Surgeons' Hall Museums

Museum · Old Town ·
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10 Best Museums in Edinburgh | Condé Nast Traveler

"Dating back to 1726—although arguably operating since 1505—Edinburgh University’s medical school is the oldest in Britain, and one of the oldest in the Western world. The Surgeons' Hall Museums offer a particularly fascinating, if macabre, slice of the city's history. Particular oddities include a pocketbook made from the skin of William Burke, one half of the infamous Burke and Hare duo who, in the early 19th century, murdered some 16 people in order to reap the monetary rewards of delivering a cadaver to Edinburgh University for dissection." - Freya Herring

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Pathology museum, surgical history, dentistry, Burke & Hare.

pathology museum
history of surgery
human anatomy
medical history
history of medicine
burke and hare
history of dentistry
science
Google Rating
4.7 (4.2K)
Yelp Rating
4.8
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Surgeons Hall Museums, Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9DW, United Kingdom Get directions

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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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