Cowgate, North Side near Grassmarket

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

18431

Title

Cowgate, north side near Grassmarket

Artist / maker

Begbie, Thomas

Date

1857

Size

17.8 x 14.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

City Art Centre

Copyright

The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints ; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

Original caption: An old building at the Cowgatehead which has since been demolished.
The Cowgate runs from its junction with St Mary's Street (formerly St Mary's Wynd) and the Pleasance to the Grassmarket. Cattle were driven along this route when entering Edinburgh from grazing land outside the city. The Cowgate Port was a gateway through the Flodden Wall situated at the street's east end.

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