A referendum on whether Scotland should be an independent country will take place on September 18, 2014.
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Jeff J Mitchell captured these stark images in Edinburgh for Getty Images.
street performer entertains a crowd on the Royal Mile on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A boy holds a Saltire and Loin Rampant flag on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A man walks under Union Jack and Lion Rampant flags on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A train pulls out of Waverley Station on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A piper plays on Princess Street on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A woman walks past the Portuguese Canon on Calton Hill on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A woman walks past the Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
People stand on the National Monument on Calton Hill on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
People on the National Monument on Calton Hill on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
gentleman reads his newspaper in a cafe in the Grassmarket on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A general view of Edinburgh Castle on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A general view of Edinburgh Castle on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A view of Greyfriars Bobby statue on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A man drops some money into a piper's case busking on the Royal Mile on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Tourists stop for a photograph near to Edinburgh Castle on the Royal Mile on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A woman smiles as she looks from a tourist bus on the Royal Mile on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Image
Scottish dolls for sale in a souvenir shop on the Royal Mile on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A piper walks up the Royal Mile on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A woman stops to take a photograph outside a shop on the Royal Mile on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A general view of the Scottish Parliament on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A general view of the rear of the Scottish Parliament building on April 23, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
