Police Box Museum

3a Braid Hills Road, Edinburgh EH10 6LA

www.angusself.co.uk

This police box is one of 86 designed by Ebenezer MacRae. It was restored in 2013 by Angus Self, great grandson of the late Chief Constable, Roderick Ross, who introduced the two-tonne cast iron structures to Edinburgh in 1933. The police box will be open for view on specific days of the year.

Some of Edinburgh's police phone boxes have been converted into snack kiosks but many more are in a sorry state of disrepair. The last 20 blue boxes still in the ownership of Lothian & Borders police were put up for sale in August 2014.

The police boxes installed in Edinburgh were quite different from the 'TARDIS” design used in London, being considerably larger and more rectangular. This hasn't stopped one householder from converting the front door of their private residence to resemble Doctor Who's famous time machine. The Liberton TARDIS can be seen at Kenilworth Drive, Edinburgh EH16 6DD.

See some more of Edinburgh's iconic boxes here (via Edinburgh Reportage)

Caiy Stane

Situated in a recess in the wall on the eastern side of Caiystane View, near the junction with Oxgangs Road, this 9ft redstone monolith is an arresting sight in the residential district of Fairmilehead.

It is thought to mark the site of an ancient battle and is now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

Caiystane View, Oxgangs Road, Edinburgh EH10

The Bore Stane

The red stone sits on a plinth built into the wall of the former Morningside Parish Church. It was placed here in 1910 as a memorial to the battle of Flodden.

Morningside Road, Edinburgh 

Wild West street, Morningside

off Springvalley Gardens, Edinburgh EH10 4QF

Hidden down a lane off Springvalley Gardens is a saloon bar, cantina, livery store and even a jail!

You could be mistaken for thinking you had stumbled onto a movie set but closer inspection reveals that the cantina is actually Morningside library's fire exit, people are working in the offices and it's just a facade.

Originally, built to promote an American furniture company that was based here, it is fading fast but makes a great photo opportunity.

A real hidden gem!