Dunbar's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

11857

Title

Dunbar's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh

Description

View of an enclosed garden in the Old Town, Edinburgh. A gravel path leads through the low shrubs and hedges which have been pruned into spherical shapes. Walls and roofs of the neighbouring buildings can be seen and in the distance are trees and the Burns Monument on Calton Hill.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2007

Size

19.7 x 16.4 cm

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Dunbar's Close is situated off the Canongate in Edinburgh's Royal Mile. It is named after David Dunbar who owned property on either side of the Close and was once famous for its Oyster Cellar. The close is now home to a garden laid out in the style of the seventeenth century which was originally designed by Sir Patrick Geddes but fell into disrepair. It was restored in the 1970s by the Mushroom Trust and handed over to the City of Edinburgh Council in 1978.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Roofs

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Gardens

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Hedges

Places > Edinburgh areas > Canongate

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Trees > Trees

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