McMorrans House Edinburgh Royal Mile photo, Location, 16th century Old Town building, Date, Merchant property image
Bailie McMorran’s House, Edinburgh
Historic Old Town house for a merchant in the Scottish capital: Riddle’s Court building, southeast Scotland, UK
post updated 19 February 2025
photo © Adrian Welch, October 2006
property photo © Adrian Welch, October 2006
Bailie McMorran’s House Edinburgh
Date built: 1590 approximately
Location: Riddle’s Court, off the Lawnmarket – on south side, towards top of Royal Mile, Old Town
Good example of traditional Edinburgh house, with external stair, fairly random fenestration, rubble walls.
This property was built by Bailie John MacMorran. He was reputedly Edinburgh’s richest merchant.
More info on this Edinburgh building online soon
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Edinburgh Old Town Building Designs
Edinburgh Old Town Property Designs – recent architectural selection below:
Historic Buildings close to Bailie McMorran’s House include
Edinburgh Castle, located to the west, at the top of the Royal Mile
property picture © Adrian Welch
Edinburgh Castle
New College, Mound Place, EH1 2LX – north of the Royal Mile
Mound Place property photo © Adrian Welch
New College
The High Street, the East – West axis that runs through the Old Town from the castle down to the Scottish Parliament building and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Canongate:
Royal Mile Edinburgh buildings – High Street axis in the Old Town from east to west:
High Street building image : ANTA architecture
Royal Mile Edinburgh
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Scottish Capital Building Designs
Scottish Capital Property Designs – recent Old Town architectural selection from this website:
Scottish Parliament, Holyrood
Scottish Parliament
Hotel Missoni Edinburgh, 1 George IV Bridge, EH1 1AD
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