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Riddle's Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
Unknown, 1903, Photograph
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Riddle's Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
Riddle's Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
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2559
Title
Riddle's Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
Description
Girls stand in front of a door in Riddle's Court in the Lawnmarket. Wooden stairs are above. A boy leans against a metal gate in a doorway. Above the doorway is a carved stone, writing is carved into the arch.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1903
Size
14.5 x 11 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Riddle's Court is situated on the south side of the Lawnmarket. The remains of the house of Bailie McMorran, built in the 16th century, are located here.
Lawnmarket is the section of Edinburgh's Royal Mile running from its junction with Johnston Terrace to where it meets George IV Bridge. Regular markets were held in this area until the late 18th century.
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