Traditions of Edinburgh

by Robert Chambers

CASTLE.

Blair’s or Baird’s Close	1	Castlehill Walk or Esplanade		A	Allan Ramsay’s House	a
Brown’s Close	3				Blyth’s Close	2
Webster’s Close	5	CASTLEHILL		B	Nairn’s Close	4
Site of the Duke of Gordon’s House	b	Weigh-House		d	Tod’s Close	6
					Site of Mary of Guise’s House	c
West Bow	CC	LAWNMARKET		D	Mylne’s Court	8
Angle of Bow	Z	Tolbooth		e	James’s Court	10
Riddel’s Close	7	Luckenbooths		f	Lady Stair’s Close	12
Brodie’s Close	9	St Giles’ {	Haddo’s Hole Church	g	Upper Baxter’s Close	14
Old Bank Close	11		Tolbooth Church	h	Wardrop’s Court	16
Liberton’s Wynd	13		Old Church		Paterson’s Court	18
			New Church
Hope’s Close	15	HIGH STREET		EE	Dunbar’s Close	20
Beith’s or Bess Wynd	17	Cross		x	Byres’s Close	22
Parliament Close	19	Guard House		i	Writers’ Court	24
Parliament House	k	Tron Church		j	Royal Exchange	26
Back Stairs	21				Mary King’s Close	28
Fishmarket Close	23				Post-Office Close	30
Assembly Close	25				Anchor Close	32
Bell’s Wynd	27				Lyon Close	34
Peebles Wynd	29				Jackson’s Close	36
Marlin’s Wynd	31				Fleshmarket Close	38
Niddry’s Wynd	33				Fleshmarket	m
Site of St Cecilia’s Hall	l				Greenmarket	n
Dickson’s Close	35				Halkerston’s Wynd	40
Cant’s Close	37				Carrubber’s Close	42
Strichen’s Close	39				Bailie Fife’s Close	44
Blackfriars Wynd	41				Chalmers’ Close	46
Todrick’s Wynd	43				John Knox’s Manse	p
Mint Close	45
The Old Mint	o
Hyndford’s Close	47
Tweeddale Court	49	Nether Bow Port.		F
St Mary’s Wynd	51				Leith Wynd	48
Chessels’s Court	53				Morocco’s Land	50
Weir’s Close	55				New Street	52
Old Playhouse Close	57				Jack’s Land	54
St John’s Close	59				Tolbooth Wynd	56
St John’s Street	61	CANONGATE.			Canongate Church	58
Moray House	63				Canongate Churchyard	q
Speaking House	65				Panmure House	60
Acheson House	67				Golfers’ Land	62
Queensberry House	69				White Horse Inn	64
					Water Gate	r

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EDINBURGH OLD AND NEW.

In the map the streets and buildings printed in black represent the historic Old Town; those in red indicate not merely the ‘New Town’ to the north, specifically so called, but some part of the alterations, additions, and extensions round the ancient nucleus that have gone to constitute the Edinburgh of the present day.

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[Transcriber’s note: A larger version of the map is available in the HTML version of this text at Project Gutenberg.]

KEY TO THE STREETS AND BUILDINGS NOT NAMED ON MAP.