List of Closes on the Royal Mile

List of Closes on the Royal Mile

The Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, consisted originally of the Royal Mile, and the small streets and courtyards that led of it to the North and South. These are called variously Closes, Entries, Courts and Wynds, and usually named after a memorable occupant of one of the nearby apartments, or by the occupations of those that traded therein. Generically they are termed Closes.

This list lists the Southside, then the Northside of the constituent parts of the Royal Mile; the list is not alphabetical.

Lawnmarket

outh

*Riddel's Court
*Fisher's Close
*Brodie's Close
*Buchanan's Close

North

*Skinner's Close
*Semple's Close
*Jollie's Close
*Mylne's Court
*James Court
*Lady Stair's Close
*Wardrop's Close

High Street

outh

*Old Fishmarket Close
*Borthwick's Close
*Old Assembly Close
*Covenant Close
*Burnet's Close
*Bell's Wynd
*New Assembly Close
*Stevenlaw's Close
*Dickson's Close
*Cant's Close
*Melrose Close
*Toddrick's Wynd
*South Gray's Close
*Hyndford's Close
*Fountain Close
*Tweeddale Court
*World's End Close

North

*Byre's Close
*Advocate's Close
*Roxburgh Close
*Writer's Close
*Mary King's Close
*Anchor Close
*Geddes Entry
*North Foulis Close
*Old Stamp Office Close
*Lyon's Close
*Jackson's Close
*Fleshmarket Close
*Carubber's Close
*Bishop's Close
*North Gray's Close
*Morrison's Close
*Bailie Fyfe's Close
*Paisley Close
*Chalmer's Close
*Monteith's Close
*Trunk's Close
*Baron Maule's Close

Canongate

outh

*Gullan's Close
*Gibb's Close
*Pirrie's Close
*Chessel's Court
*Old Playhouse Close
*Sugarhouse Close
*Bakehouse Close
*Crichton's Close
*Reid's Close
*Bull's Close
*Vallence's Entry

North

*Midcommon Close
*Old Tolbooth Wynd
*Dunbar's Close
*Panmure Close
*Lochend Close
*Gladstone's Court
*Reid's Court
*Campbell's Close
*Brown's Close
*Forsyth's Close
*Galloway's Entry
*Whitehorse Close


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