A popular Hibs bar with links to Trainspotting has been put on the market for £800,000.

The Harp & Castle on Leith Walk in Edinburgh has welcomed patrons for decades, beginning life as the Tommy Younger Bar, named after the Hibs goalkeeper from 1948 to 1956.

In Irvine Welsh’s magnum opus, Renton and Begbie visit the pub for a pint before relieving themselves at the ruined Leith Central Station.

The real-life pub opened in the 1970s, after Younger returned to the city of his birth following a long career, which included stops in Liverpool, Falkirk , and Leeds.

Current proprietor Richard Currie has operated the pub for the last 26 years and is stepping aside after nearly three decades of pulling pints.

Commenting on the decision to take the pub to market, he said: “We'd like to sa

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