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A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in ___MASK8___ and Northern England , usually a town , or toun in Scots . This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century , when King David I created the first royal burghs . Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status , found in the rest of the United Kingdom . Following local government reorganization in 1975 the title of " royal burgh " remains in use in many towns , but now has little more than ceremonial value . Leith is a district to the north of the city of Edinburgh at the mouth of the Water of Leith . The Scottish National Gallery is the national art gallery of ___MASK8___ . It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh , in a neoclassical building designed by William Henry Playfair , and first opened to the public in 1859 . The gallery houses the Scottish national collection of fine art , including Scottish and international art from the beginning of the Renaissance up to the start of the 20th century . The National Museum of ___MASK8___ , Edinburgh , ___MASK8___ , was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of ___MASK8___ , with collections relating to Scottish antiquities , culture and history , and the adjacent Royal Museum ( so renamed in 1995 ), with collections covering science and technology , natural history , and world cultures . The two connected buildings stand beside each other on Chambers Street , by the intersection with the George IV Bridge , in central Edinburgh . The museum is part of National Museums ___MASK8___ . Admission is free . The Firth of Forth is the estuary ( firth ) of the River Forth in ___MASK8___ , where it flows into the North Sea , between Fife to the north and Lothian to the south . It was known as " Bodotria " in Roman times . In the Norse sagas it was known as the " Myrkvifiörd ". The Church of ___MASK8___ , known informally by its Scots language name , the Kirk , is the national church of ___MASK8___ . Protestant and Presbyterian , its longstanding decision to respect " liberty of opinion in points which do not enter into the substance of the Faith ." means it is relatively tolerant of a variety of theological positions , including those who would term themselves conservative and liberal in their doctrine , ethics and interpretation of Scripture . The Scottish Parliament ( Scots : " The Scots Pairlament "), is the devolved national , unicameral legislature of ___MASK8___ . Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city , Edinburgh , it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyrood . James `` Jimmy '' Brown ( 1907 -- unknown ) was a Scottish footballer who played at right half - back . Born in Leith , Edinburgh , he spent most of his football career playing in ___MASK93___ , for Burnley , Manchester United and Bradford Park Avenue . The National Library of ___MASK8___ is the legal deposit library of ___MASK8___ and is one of the country ' s National Collections . Its main base is in Edinburgh city centre . The headquarters is on George IV Bridge , between the Old Town and the university quarter . There is also a more modern building ( 1980s ) in a residential area on the south side of the town centre , on Causewayside . This was built to accommodate some of the specialist collections ( e . g ., map library , science library ) and to provide large - scale extra storage . Edinburgh is the capital city of ___MASK8___ and one of its 32 local government council areas . Located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth ' s southern shore , it is ___MASK8___ ' s second most populous city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom . The 2014 official population estimates are 464 , 990 for the city of Edinburgh , 492 , 680 for the local authority area , and 1 , 339 , 380 for the city region as of 2014 ( Edinburgh lies at the heart of the proposed Edinburgh and South East ___MASK8___ city region ). Recognised as the capital of ___MASK8___ since at least the 15th century , Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament and the seat of the monarchy in ___MASK8___ . The city is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of ___MASK8___ and home to national institutions such as the National Museum of ___MASK8___ , the National Library of ___MASK8___ and the Scottish National Gallery . It is the largest financial centre in the UK after London . The Water of Leith is the main river flowing through Edinburgh , ___MASK8___ , to the port of Leith where it flows into the sea via the Firth of Forth . The General Assembly of the Church of ___MASK8___ is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of ___MASK8___ , and is thus the Church ' s governing body . It generally meets each year and is chaired by a Moderator elected at the start of the Assembly .