Bristo Square was redeveloped and made into the skateable mecca that we all know it as in 1983, with the University of Edinburgh surely not expecting the steadily growing influx of skateboarders drawn to its open space and surrounding ledges. It wasn’t long before it became central to Edinburgh’s scene as both a meeting point to head out into the city, or just a place to skate/lurk in whatever ratio seemed appropriate at the time.