The Royal Mile is a historic street in Edinburgh Old Town, stretching from the Castle to the Palace.
photo © adrian welch
Contents of this page: Royal Mile Architecture + Conference + History
Royal Mile Buildings: Edinburgh Old Town Architecture Tour
selection at base of this page
Royal Mile, Edinburgh: historic plan, usage approved by Charles McKean
The famous Old Town 'herringbone pattern' drawing (above), shows the skeletal structure of the High Street. It's backbone follows the glacial crag-and-tail ridge line from the volcanic plug of Edinburgh Castle rock down to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. There are hundreds of vennels or closes running off it.
Notable buildings on the Royal Mile include, from the top (west):- Edinburgh Castle, Parliament Square, St Giles Cathedral, Tron Kirk, John Knox's House, Canongate Kirk, Scottish Parliament and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The Royal Mile is named Lawnmarket, Hig Street and Canongate from west to east. The street is mostly cobbled and used to be much wider, especially around St Giles Cathedral.
St Giles Cathedral: middle of Royal Mile
St Giles Cathedral photo © Adrian Welch
Lady Stair's House: top of Royal Mile
Scottish Writers Museum photo © Adrian Welch
Riddle’s Court: top of Royal Mile
photo from EWHT 010708
Edinburgh Castle: top of Royal Mile
Edinburgh Castle photo © Adrian Welch
Tron Kirk: middle of Royal Mile
Tron Kirk, Royal Mile Edinburgh: image © Adrian Welch
Gladstone's Land - Lawnmarket: top of Royal Mile
Old Town Merchant's building photo © Adrian Welch
City Chambers - former CEC Headquarters
image © adrian welch
Edinburgh Court buildings
photo © Adrian Welch
Royal Mile building - John Knox House: middle of Royal Mile
image © Adrian Welch
The Hub
The Hub, Royal Mile: image from Ben Tindall Architects
Royal Mile hotel : Radisson Edinburgh
building: photo © adrian welch
Old Town Housing: Royal Mile frontage, image © Adrian Welch
Holyrood North site
Scottish Poetry Library
Under 5’s Centre
Former Royal Mile building - George IV building: middle of Royal Mile
George IV Bridge building photo © Adrian Welch
Scottish Architecture
Edinburgh : back to index
Royal Mile Edinburgh: Buildings
Primary School, Canongate
Royal Mile school
79-121 Canongate
Whitefoord House
Whitehorse Close
Waterman House
Royal Mile building photo © adrian welch
Royal Mile Regeneration : Comments from Cockburn Association Director, 2002
Scottish Castles in Edinburgh & Lothian
Museum of Scotland
Edinburgh Restaurants
Royal Mile building - Palace of Holyroodhouse
Edinburgh Walking Tours
Buildings / photos for the Edinburgh Royal Mile Architecture pages welcome:
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Royal Mile Edinburgh Buildings : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt