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Listed buildings in Royal MIle


This lists grade A buildings on the Royal Mile. (Grade A is equivalent to Grade 1 in England.) I listed put the older buildings, not generally being interested in Victorian stuff. There are also a couple of non-listed stuff.



Castlehill

Starts: Edinburgh Castle

North:
549 Castlehill - Camera Obscura - Outlook Tower A 17th century
General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland A The Mound - Playfair, 1845-50

South:
356 Castlehill - Cannonball House with Door Knocker A Early 17th
352 Castlehill - Boswell's Court A Early 17th century
348/350 Castlehill - The Hub Festival Centre A Graham and Pugin, 1839-44

Ends: Johnston Terrace/Upper Bow

Lawnmarket

North:
513-521 Lawnmarket Milne's Court, inc Edward Salveson Hall and Philip Henman Hall A 1690
491-495 Lawnmarket A Circa 1795, with earlier wing to rear
477B Lawnmarket Gladstone's Land A Frontage 1621, 16th century rear wing
435 Lawnmarket, including Deacon Brodie's Tavern A Early 18th century
431 Lawnmarket, David Hume's statue

South:
322-328 Lawnmarket, including Riddles Court, Riddles Close, 5, 6 Victoria Terrace A 1590, 1726
312-320 Lawnmarket, including Fisher's Close A Circa 1700
302-310 Lawnmarket, including Buchanan's Close and Brodie's Close A 16C, 17C

Ends: St Giles St

High Street

North:
Luckenbooths throughout
367-381 High Street A 17th century
343-363 High Street and 2-8 Advocate's Close A Circa 1735, incorporating earlier fabric
3 Advocate's Close - Adam Bothwell's House High Street A Circa 1630
253 High Street, Edinburgh City Chambers A John Adam and John Fergus, 1754-61
City Chambers Courtyard, High Street, Alexander and Bucephalus Statue A Sir John Steell, modelled 1832
233-243 High Street A Circa 1795
221-231 High Street A Circa 1795
215-219 High Street A 18th century, incorporating earlier fabric
209-213 High Street including 1-6 Jackson's Close A Early 18th century, incorporating earlier fabric
197-207 High Street including 1-14 Fleshmarket Close A Early 18th century, incorporating earlier fabric
51-55 High Street - Moubray House   A Circa 1630
45 High Street - John Knox House   A Late 15th and 16th century
The Netherbrow Wellhead near John Knox's house A circa 1675

South:
St Giles   A 1385-1410
Heart of Midlothian
Mercat Cross   A
Tron Market   A 1637-47

Ends: Jeffrey St/St Mary's St

Canongate

North:
167-169 Canongate A Early 17th century
163 Canongate, Canongate Tolbooth The People's Story Museum   A 1591
137 Canongate (off), Dunbars Close Garden
115 Canongate (off) Panmure House Little Lochend Close) A 1690
95 Canongate, Canongate Kirk   A 1688-90
95 Canongate, Reid's Court, Canongate Manse A A Early 18th century
3 Canongate, Russell House A Dating from around 1690

South:
174 Canongate, Moray House A Circa 1625
142-146 Canongate, Huntly House - Museum of Edinburgh - A Predominantly late 16th century
140 Canongate, Acheson House A 1633-4
64 Canongate, Queensberry House A 1667-70

Ends: Abbeyhill/Horse Wynd

Beyond

Abbey Strand, Thompson's Court A Early 16th century
Abbey Strand, Abbey Sanctuary A Early 16th century
Holyrood Palace   A for Charles II, 1671-8


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