Capable of housing up to 3,000 people, the tunnel became Edinburgh's largest and 'most safe' bomb shelter. Sitting 50ft below street level, it was considered an ideal spot to wait out an attack.

The Mound is the steep hill that connects the Edinburgh New Town and Old Town in the city centre. There is a busy main road up the Mound past the National Gallery Complex, which is also used ...

In August, the free entertainment site is branded the Virgin Money Fringe on the Mound. The area also is referred to by locals simply as "The Galleries". During the Edinburgh Festival in August, the ...

In this programme, originally broadcast live, Magnus Magnusson meets the archaeologists who have uncovered a tunnel that leads into the heart of the mound. 'Chronicle' filmed excavations at the ...