Let the sign speak for itself
One of the many closes that lead up to high street - or away - depending on which end you are standing!
Of course everytime I am in Edinburgh I walk the requisite Royal Mile. This fabulously historic street is chock full of character. This time I spent most of my time down near Canongate which is towards the Palace of Holyrood House.
John Knox House
Old timbers from the house built in 1450
One of the oldest houses is the John Knox house which is from the late 1400s. Some of the original timbers still persist and it is a museum now. It has such a distinct character to it.
The Old Tollgate
The other building I quite like, which houses the People’s Museum, which is free and an interesting amble, also houses the Old Tollgate Tavern. This used to be the old tollgate where people would pass through to enter the area and where many public gatherings would occur. This was built in medieval times.
Robert Fergusson a Scottishh poet who died nine years before Robbie Burns got to Edinburgh. He was buried in a paupers grave so Robbie Burns relocated his grave with a lovely tombstone in the graveyard adjacent to this statue
In general I find the historic homes along this street fascinating. The present buildings were built on top of the older city after the plague. They have excavating some of those old buildings and streets and you can go underneath the existing street and go for a blast in the past where streets and homes are as they stood way back in time. It is pretty wild and I highly recommend it. I didn’t do it this time as I have done that tour last time. It is worth the money I think.
Part of a really cool gravestone so to speak
Anyway, there is just so much subject matter for pictures in this city that really this post is just an excuse to post more pictures. So enjoy!
Heading away from High Street