Broughton street does the Diamond Jubilee

Kryptomart and I had a 7 mile walk taking in the city sites during this Bank Holiday Monday in the sunshine.

Here is a pink union flag in Broughton Street.

Broughton is an ancient feudal barony today within the City of Edinburgh, Scotland that was once known for its witchcraft. Its borders are defined, approximately, as being Leith Walk in the south east, Broughton Street in the south west, Broughton Road in the north west and McDonald Road in the north east. Moving clockwise from south east, Broughton is bordered by Greenside and Calton, the New Town, Canonmills, and Pilrig.

Broughton's main thoroughfare is Broughton Street. The street has many independent speciality shops.

Broughton is at the centre of Edinburgh's "pink triangle", an area of the city with a number of gay bars and clubs.

The Broughton Spurtle is a community newspaper for Broughton. It has been running since February 1994.

Broughton High School was formerly located in Broughton, but is now located further west in Comely Bank.

The Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid undertook part of his formal education at Broughton High. Schools still located in Broughton include Drummond Community High School.

The Scottish folk band Silly Wizard were based for some time in a flat located at 69 Broughton Street. Phil Cunningham, member of Silly Wizard and younger brother of the band's founder, Johnny Cunningham, still lives in Broughton.

Gayfield Square Police station, which is featured in the Inspector Rebus stories written by Edinburgh-based writer Ian Rankin, is located on Gayfield Square in the south east of Broughton.

Edinburgh's first traffic lights were installed in Broughton Street in 1928.