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The pub’s story
The World’s End is a current Belhaven pub in an early-nineteenth-century corner tenement at 2-8 High Street, where the building turns into St Mary’s Street. Its name evokes the historic Netherbow boundary and the Flodden Wall: for people inside old Edinburgh, passing the gate meant leaving the familiar city. That broader street story should not become a claim that the present pub occupies surviving sixteenth-century wall fabric. Historic Environment Scotland dates the building to about 1800, describes ground-floor public-house openings and lists it Category B; the operator’s claim that exterior walls form part of the Flodden Wall remains attributed unless a fabric survey proves it. The site also carries a painful modern association: Helen Scott and Christine Eadie were last seen alive outside the pub on 15 October 1977 before their murders. That fact belongs in a careful historical record, never as a spooky selling point.
Film and television details
Each entry separates the real venue from its fictional role and states which part of the site was filmed. Scene notes avoid major spoilers.
Outcast
Outcast filmed on the Royal Mile outside The World’s End. Film Edinburgh confirms the exterior location; the evidence does not support a claim that the pub interior was used or that the venue played a named fictional bar.
Filming footprint: Exterior only
- Edinburgh Horror Films Film Edinburgh identifies scenes filmed on the Grassmarket and outside The World’s End on the Royal Mile.
Nearby screen locations
These are separate filming or historical locations. They are not extra pub listings, and they do not show that filming happened inside this venue.
- Cockburn StreetPublic outdoor locationCockburn Street, Old Town
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
Cockburn Street was dressed for the Edinburgh action sequence, including the exterior used for the fictional fast-food shop. Temporary production signs are no longer present.
Avengers: Infinity WarFast & Furious 9 2021
Film Edinburgh lists Cockburn Street among the city-centre locations used for F9.
Fast & Furious 9Hallam Foe 2007
Cockburn Street is one of the Edinburgh locations identified for Hallam Foe.
Hallam FoeAccess: A steep, curved street with uneven paving and kerbs. View from the pavement; do not obstruct shop entrances.
- Royal Mile / High StreetPublic outdoor locationHigh Street between North Bridge and St Giles
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
The Royal Mile forms part of the wider Edinburgh action geography. This record does not imply that every building on the street appeared.
Avengers: Infinity WarFast & Furious 9 2021
Film Edinburgh includes the Royal Mile in its official F9 location list.
Fast & Furious 9Frankenstein 2025
The Royal Mile and Canongate were dressed as a period street set during filming in September 2024.
Frankenstein (2025)Sunshine on Leith 2013
The official movie map follows Yvonne through St Giles and the High Street.
Sunshine on Leith Movie MapAccess: Public street with steep gradients, crowds, setts and frequent event restrictions. Use crossings and keep closes and business entrances clear.
- St Giles’ Cathedral exteriorPublic outdoor locationHigh Street, Edinburgh EH1 1RE
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
St Giles provides a recognisable Old Town backdrop within the Edinburgh sequence; this is an exterior/public-realm connection.
Avengers: Infinity WarFrankenstein 2025
St Giles Street and the surrounding Royal Mile area formed part of the production’s period Edinburgh set.
Frankenstein (2025)Sunshine on Leith 2013
The official movie map marks St Giles/High Street on Yvonne’s route through the Old Town.
Sunshine on Leith Movie MapAccess: The exterior and Parliament Square can be viewed from public paving. Cathedral interior access, services and opening hours are separate; be respectful of worship.
- Edinburgh City ChambersPublic outdoor location253 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ
Cloud Atlas 2012
Film Edinburgh identifies the City Chambers on the Royal Mile as a Cloud Atlas location. This guide limits the visitor claim to the identifiable building/public realm.
Cloud AtlasAccess: View the exterior and courtyard approach from public space. Office and event access is controlled; do not assume public interior entry.
- Warriston ClosePublic outdoor locationWarriston Close, High Street
One Day 2011
Film Edinburgh lists Warriston Close among the 2011 film’s Edinburgh locations.
One Day (2011)Access: A narrow, steep Old Town close with steps and uneven surfaces. Keep the passage clear and respect homes and businesses.
- Parliament SquarePublic outdoor locationParliament Square, High Street
One Day 2011
Parliament Square is officially listed among the Edinburgh locations for the 2011 film.
One Day (2011)Frankenstein 2025
Parliament Square was used during the production’s Edinburgh period filming.
Frankenstein (2025)Access: Public paved space around working legal and religious buildings. Security arrangements and events can alter access; keep entrances clear.
- Tweeddale CourtPublic outdoor locationTweeddale Court, 14 High Street
Outlander 2017
Forever Edinburgh identifies Tweeddale Court among the season-three Edinburgh locations.
OutlanderAccess: A historic close reached from the Royal Mile. Surfaces are uneven and the court serves real occupants; keep access clear and visit quietly.
What to notice
- 01
The pub’s name refers to the old Netherbow boundary, but the current building is c.1800 rather than a surviving medieval tavern.
- 02
Treat the claim that exterior walls are Flodden Wall fabric as the operator’s interpretation unless an authoritative fabric survey confirms it.
- 03
Outcast filmed outside the pub on the Royal Mile; this is an exterior connection and not evidence of an interior shoot.
- 04
If discussing Helen Scott and Christine Eadie, name them and keep the reference factual. Never turn their murders into a pub attraction.
The time rail
The building, the pub and its interior may date from different periods. The timeline keeps documented dates separate from tradition.
The Flodden Wall was built as part of Edinburgh’s post-Flodden defences, forming the broader boundary story behind the venue’s name.
The current 2-8 High Street corner tenement was built, with public-house openings at ground level.
2-8 High Street was added to the statutory list at Category B.
Helen Scott and Christine Eadie were last seen alive outside the pub before their murders.
Historic Environment Scotland revised the building description after resurvey, retaining its early-nineteenth-century identification.
Belhaven and CAMRA confirm an active current World’s End pub at the High Street corner.
Sources & confidence
Belhaven and CAMRA establish the current identity and explain the boundary-derived name; Old Edinburgh Club provides specialist wall history, while the exact exterior-fabric claim remains attributed. A Scottish Parliament official record is the authoritative source for the 1977 chronology and the victims’ names. The profile deliberately separates wall history, pub naming and crime, and adopts a victim-centred tone.
Research reviewed
- Find Us — The World’s EndBelhaven Pubsofficial
SupportsCurrent pub identity, address, hours and operator account of the name and wall association; the latter is treated as attributed interpretation.
- 2–8 High Street (LB29055)Historic Environment Scotlandheritage
SupportsCategory B listing, 14 December 1970 listing date, c.1800 tenement, ground-floor public-house openings and 2007-08 resurvey.
- World’s End, EdinburghCAMRAspecialist
SupportsIndependent current venue record and address.
- Meeting of the Parliament, 13 September 2007Scottish Parliamentgovernment
SupportsOfficial record naming Helen Scott and Christine Eadie and stating that they were last seen outside the pub on 15 October 1977.
- Rambling round the walls one hundred years onOld Edinburgh Clubspecialist
SupportsIndependent historical context for Edinburgh’s walls and their post-Flodden defensive purpose.
- 2–8 High Street, Edinburgh — The World’s End, 2025Wikimedia Commonsappearance
SupportsDated 2025 exterior image confirming the current permanent frontage; it is not evidence for earlier fabric.
