Royal Mile Edinburgh, Photos, Buildings, History, Architects, Images, Old Town

Royal Mile, Edinburgh : Architecture Information + Images

Edinburgh's most famous street, Scotland, UK

Royal Mile Architecture 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 photograph © Adrian Welch Lady Stair's House: top of Royal Mile Scottish Writers Museum picture © Adrian Welch Riddle’s Court: top of Royal Mile photo from EWHT Edinburgh Castle: top of Royal Mile Edinburgh Castle photograph © AW Tron Kirk: middle of Royal Mile Tron Kirk, Royal Mile Edinburgh: image © AW Gladstone's Land - Lawnmarket: top of Royal Mile Old Town Merchant's building photo © Adrian Welch City Chambers - former CEC Headquarters image © AW Edinburgh Court buildings photograph © AW Royal Mile building - John Knox House: middle of Royal Mile picture © AW The Hub The Hub, Royal Mile: image from Ben Tindall Architects Royal Mile hotel : Radisson Edinburgh building picture  © AW Old Town Housing: Royal Mile frontage, image © Adrian Welch Enlarge Map

Holyrood North site

Scottish Poetry Library

Under 5’s Centre

Former Royal Mile building - George IV building : middle of Royal Mile

building photo © Adrian Welch

Scottish Architecture

Royal Mile Edinburgh : Buildings

Primary School, Canongate

photo © AW
Royal Mile school

79-121 Canongate
 
photograph © AW

Whitefoord House

picture © AW

Whitehorse Close

photo © Adrian Welch

Waterman House

Royal Mile building photo © adrian welch



Hotel Missoni

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

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