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Part of a model showing the layout of closes off the Royal Mile Anchor Close. The Old Town in Edinburgh consisted originally of the city's main street, now known as the Royal Mile, and the small alleyways and courtyards that led off it to the north and south. These were usually named after a memorable occupant of one of the apartments reached ...
The Royal Mile is the busiest tourist street in the Old Town, rivalled only by Princes Street in the New Town. The Royal Mile contains a variety of shops, restaurants, public houses, and visitor attractions. During the annual Edinburgh Fringe, the High Street becomes crowded with tourists, entertainers, and buskers. Parliament Square is at the ...
The Old Town (Scots: Auld Toun) is the name popularly given to the oldest part of Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh. The area has preserved much of its medieval street plan and many Reformation -era buildings.
This is a compilation of lost, renamed or relocated streets in Edinburgh. The degree of preservation of the city, in combination with its status as the home of many famous persons, renders the list worthwhile. The many narrow closes lost and gained over the centuries are excluded.
From the medieval closes of the Old Town to the regal townhouses of the Georgian New Town, Edinburgh is a city brimming with character. Days can be spent exploring independent shops on winding ...
Central Edinburgh has two different sides: the Georgian New Town is a realm of leafy boulevards, towering townhouses and charming mews, while the medieval Old Town hides myriad closes and ...
Mary King's Close is a historic close located under the Edinburgh City Chambers building on the Royal Mile, in the historic Old Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It took its name from one Mary King , a merchant burgess who resided on the Close in the 17th century.
White Horse Close from the steps of the former White Horse Inn. The inn was the departure point for the stagecoaches that ran between Edinburgh, Newcastle and London in the 18th century. Five arches on the Calton Road side of the building (previously known as the North Back of the Canongate) indicate the former existence of an undercroft which ...