Sugarhouse Close, Royal Mile

Category

Library Item

Item no

14649

Title

Building detail, Sugarhouse Close, Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Description

A detail of a stone carved lintel above a window in the Royal Mile. The carving includes thistles a lion rampant and the inscription 'Pro Rege'

Artist / maker

Ansell, Andrew J L

Date

2007

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Royal Mile, Edinburgh's oldest thoroughfare, runs for a mile from Edinburgh Castle at the top of Castle Rock to Holyrood Palace. Its name changes during this descent, beginning as Castle Hill, changing to Lawnmarket, Canongate, High Street and finally Abbey Strand.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Lintels

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Flowers > Thistles

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