Maybe it was blood memory.
I went looking online for where the King’s Stables were located back when Old Man Tempiltoune “that dryvie the soume” (pack) horses for James V of Scotland and then for James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran who was regent for Mary, Queen of Scots while she was an infant. I quickly came across King’s Stables Road and a site for some “self-catered” apartment rentals for visitors to Edinburgh. Mapped ‘em and went looking for photos of the location and view from that place.
Turns out, I had the photo in my own Flickr file. Seems that the first picture I took in Edinburgh was from the proximate location of the King’s Stables. My first view that morning was pretty much the same view Old Man Templeton saw every morning when he showed up for work:
Edinburgh Castle from car park adjacent to
King’s Stables Road.
