Hyndford's Close

Category

Library Item

Item no

18882

Title

Hyndford's Close

Description

A view looking along a narrow passageway between rows of houses. The near section of housing overhangs the path above ground level and a woman stands with a girl in a doorway beneath the structure.

Artist / maker

Drummond, James

Date

1879

Size

27.7 x 20.5 cm

Type

Reproduction

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Print dated: August 1848
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh' 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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Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Walkways

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