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Haymarket Ice Rink was a former ice skating and curling venue in Edinburgh, Scotland, which opened in 1912 [1] and closed in 1978. [2] [3]

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It was constructed following the availability of land resulting from the relocation of James Swan's cattle market to Chesser, and was sited near to Haymarket railway station. [2] The venue was home to the Bellshill Curling Club, and when it closed, the club relocated to the new curling rink at Murrayfield Ice Rink. [4]

Chesser is a mainly residential suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, east of the Water of Leith. It is situated with Longstone to the southwest, Allan Park and Craiglockhart to the south, Slateford, Hutchison and Moat to the east and Gorgie Road to the north.

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References

  1. ↑ History of Merchiston Curling Club Archived 15 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine .
  2. 1 2 Murrayfield International - History Archived 22 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine .
  3. ↑ "History". Murrayfield Ice Rink. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Bellshill Curling Club venues
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