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  2. Moubray House - Wikipedia

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    Trunk's Close, with the 1529 'back-land' of Moubray House on the left, with its corbelled projections for stairs. Moubray House lies on the north side of the High Street, between Trunk's or Turing's Close and the John Knox House, near the site of Edinburgh's Netherbow Port, the main gate into Edinburgh before its demolition in 1764.

  3. List of closes on the Royal Mile - Wikipedia

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    The High Street runs from St Giles Street to St Mary's Street, the location of the Netherbow Port, and the limit of the pre-19th century burgh of Edinburgh. Borthwick's Close off the High Street The surface of Marlin's Wynd, one of the suppressed closes of the Royal Mile. It was concealed when built over and rediscovered after excavation in ...

  4. Old Town, Edinburgh - Wikipedia

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    In 1824 a major fire, the Great Fire of Edinburgh, destroyed most of the buildings on the south side of the High Street section between St. Giles Cathedral and the Tron Kirk. During the Edinburgh International Festival the High Street and Hunter Square become gathering points where performers in the Fringe advertise their shows, often through ...

  5. Royal Mile - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Mile runs between two significant locations in the royal history of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and has a total length of approximately one mile. [3] The streets which make up the Royal Mile are (west to east) Castlehill, the Lawnmarket, the High Street, the Canongate and Abbey Strand.

  6. Luckenbooths - Wikipedia

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    Detail from James Gordon of Rothiemay's map of Edinburgh 1647. The building beyond St. Giles is the row of open-fronted shops called the Luckenbooths. These ancient buildings, with their varied frontages and roof-lines, formed a picturesque feature in the High Street. The west-most tenement was contiguous with the Belhouse of the Old Tolbooth ...

  7. Romanes & Paterson - Wikipedia

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    The original Romanes and Paterson shop disappeared in the 1890s. [10] Both silk and tartan went out of fashion around 1910 and the shop broadened its products in the 20th century, but now would mainly be seen as a "tourist shop", albeit a quality one. Their tearoom however remains a destination for locals wishing a traditional treat.

  8. John Knox House - Wikipedia

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    John Knox House, popularly known as John Knox's House, is a historic house in Edinburgh, Scotland, reputed to have been owned and lived in by Protestant reformer John Knox during the 16th century. Although his name became associated with the house, he appears to have lived in Warriston Close where a plaque indicates the approximate site of his ...

  9. File:The High Street, Edinburgh.JPG - Wikipedia

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