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... 20 KB (2,154 words) - 11:05, 15 December 2023 |
facing Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town across the geological depression of the former Nor Loch. Together with the West End, the New Town was designated... 28 KB (3,421 words) - 23:30, 1 April 2024 |
Old College is a late 18th-century to early 19th-century building of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on South Bridge, and presently... 15 KB (1,537 words) - 21:28, 22 March 2024 |
be regarded as more than a simple crossing from Old Town to Southside. It was, in fact, Edinburgh's first purpose-built shopping street, and as such... 10 KB (1,437 words) - 09:12, 15 March 2024 |
Royal Mile (redirect from Castlehill, Edinburgh) thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. The term was first used descriptively in W. M. Gilbert's Edinburgh in the Nineteenth... 18 KB (2,199 words) - 17:51, 10 April 2024 |
Princes Street (redirect from Princes Street, Edinburgh) looks over Princes Street Gardens allowing panoramic views of the Old Town, Edinburgh Castle, as well as the valley between. Most of the street is limited... 19 KB (2,140 words) - 14:33, 27 February 2024 |
Cowgate (redirect from Edinburgh Cowgate fire) city's World Heritage Site. The street is part of the lower level of Edinburgh's Old Town, which lies below the elevated streets of South Bridge and George... 15 KB (1,527 words) - 11:06, 8 September 2023 |
Stockholm Old Town of Bern Old Town (Lviv) Old Town, Barnsley, England Old Town, Chard, England Old Town, Croydon, England Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland Old Town... 5 KB (566 words) - 00:43, 21 March 2024 |
Cockburn Street is a street in Edinburgh's Old Town, created as a serpentine link from the High Street to Waverley Station in 1856. Originally named Lord... 4 KB (466 words) - 15:59, 20 June 2023 |
National Museum of Scotland (redirect from Royal Museum, Edinburgh) The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum... 42 KB (4,355 words) - 21:07, 10 March 2024 |
Greyfriars Bobby (redirect from John Gray (Old Jock)) Greyfriars Kirkyard, the kirkyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Bobby then became known locally, spending the rest of his life... 23 KB (2,198 words) - 13:42, 25 April 2024 |
Greyfriars Kirk (redirect from Old Greyfriars, Edinburgh) the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is surrounded by Greyfriars Kirkyard. Greyfriars traces its origin to the south-west parish of Edinburgh, founded... 59 KB (7,275 words) - 02:31, 16 January 2024 |
2020. Caldwell, pp. 20–24. "Pre-1750 Buildings in Edinburgh Old Town Conservation Area". City of Edinburgh Council, City Development Department. Archived... 106 KB (12,385 words) - 15:07, 1 May 2024 |
Craigentinny. Although historically it was a town in its own right, it is officially a residential suburb of Edinburgh. The promenade fronts onto a wide sandy... 46 KB (4,493 words) - 20:27, 10 May 2024 |
of Scotland. The area known as the New Town was added from the second half of the 18th century onwards. Edinburgh was Scotland's largest city until Glasgow... 68 KB (8,328 words) - 00:47, 12 May 2024 |
Burke and Hare murders (category Old Town, Edinburgh) eventually settled in his home town of Edinburgh in 1820. In 1825 he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, where he lectured on anatomy... 65 KB (8,750 words) - 22:28, 25 April 2024 |
Grassmarket (category Old Town, Edinburgh) Grassmarket is a historic market place, street and event space in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In relation to the rest of the city it lies in a hollow... 21 KB (2,894 words) - 16:54, 15 April 2024 |
Surgeons' Hall (redirect from Surgeons' Hall Museum, Edinburgh) Surgeons' Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd). It houses the Surgeons' Hall Museum,... 24 KB (2,943 words) - 20:49, 21 February 2024 |
The West Port is a street in Edinburgh's Old Town, just south of Edinburgh Castle. It runs from Main Point (the junction of Bread Street, Lauriston Street... 13 KB (1,088 words) - 05:22, 1 May 2024 |
The Dome is a building on George Street in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. It currently functions as a bar, restaurant and nightclub... 10 KB (1,210 words) - 19:28, 16 April 2024 |
Nor Loch (category Old Town, Edinburgh) of the Old Town of Edinburgh. In 1460 King James III ordered the hollow to be flooded in order to complete the defences of the town and Edinburgh Castle... 8 KB (1,158 words) - 20:05, 30 March 2024 |
Tenement (section Glasgow and Edinburgh) on the British Isles, particularly in Scotland. In the medieval Old Town, in Edinburgh, tenements were developed with each apartment treated as a separate... 40 KB (4,718 words) - 11:51, 17 February 2024 |