Historic slaughterhouse found under Grassmarket by developers

Remains of Edinburgh's historic cattle market have been discovered buried beneath the site of a nightclub knocked down to make way for a new multi-million pound development.

Archaeologists have found evidence of a slaughterhouse and well dating back to the 19th century at a construction site at King’s Stables Road, just off the city’s Grassmarket.

It is about to become home to a hotel, a student housing complex and dozens of new private homes.

But horse and cattle markets were held in the area in the shadow of