Royal Mile Edinburgh, Photos, Buildings, History, Architects, Images, Old Town
Royal Mile, Edinburgh : Architecture
Edinburgh’s most famous street, Scotland, UK
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Royal Mile Architecture
The Royal Mile is a historic street in Edinburgh Old Town, stretching from the Castle to the Palace.
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
Holyrood North site
Under 5’s Centre
Former Royal Mile building – George IV building : middle of Royal Mile
building photo © Adrian Welch
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
Royal Mile Regeneration : Comments from Cockburn Association Director, 2002
Royal Museum of Scotland
Edinburgh Restaurants
Royal Mile building – Palace of Holyroodhouse
Buildings / photos for the Edinburgh Royal Mile Architecture pages welcome
Royal Mile Edinburgh Buildings : page