Tour Scotland photograph of Fleshmarket Close in Edinburgh, Scotland. An actual Scottish close, or alley, off The Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Fleshmarket Close is also the title of a novel by Scottish Writer, Ian Rankin. Ian was born in Cardenden, Fife, Ian Rankin's father James owned a grocery shop and his mother Isobel worked in a school canteen. He was educated at Beath High School, Cowdenbeath and his parents were horrified when he then chose to study literature at university, expecting him to study for a trade. However, encouraged by his English teacher, he persisted and graduated in 1982 from the University of Edinburgh.
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