Edinburgh Outdoors27 Mar 2025

The Lochend Park Mystery with Hetty's History Walks

Could Lochend Park be the actual location of the famous Skating Minister painting by Henry Raeburn called: 'Skating on Duddingston Loch'? Regular contributor, Hetty Lancaster, offers listeners an artistic challenge as she reveals the clues within the painting's background which indicate the loch where he skates may not be Duddingston, but might actually be at Lochend.

Hetty takes us on a tour of Lochend Park to the North East of the City Centre. The Park contains one of only two remaining ancient, glacial lochs in the city and is crammed full of history and heritage. Originally the grounds of an old tower house, then the water source for Leith and the site of many years of industry, Lochend Park is now a wildlife haven in the middle of a built-up area. It retains many indicators of its fascinating past.

And enjoy listening out for Edinburgh Outdoor's first "pod-bomb" from a lifelong local resident who shared her family photos with us!

Find Lochend Park here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gv9tor8bwpvNAeGRA

To view the Skating Minister, here: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/5327

You can find the pictures we discussed which I have found are also on the excellent Threadinburgh site: here

(and on Edinburgh Outdoors Instagram you can see Hetty's industry map showing the 'Lochend Butterfly')

To find out more about Hetty's History Walks: https://www.hettyshistorywalks.co.uk/

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