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A charter of 1477 designated this part of the High Street as the market-place for what was called "inland merchandise" – items such as yarn, stockings, coarse cloth and other similar articles. In later years, linen was the main product sold. As a result, it became known as the Land Market which was
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painted the "play cart" for actors portraying the signs of the seven planets and Cupid. Artificial "summer trees" decorated with fruit made from tennis balls covered with gold foil or leaf were placed on four stages. The seven planets had been portrayed in a show in Paris after the wedding.
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studs in the road mark its former position. On the corner of St Mary's Street is the World's End Pub which takes its name from the adjacent World's End Close, whimsically so named because this was in former times the last close in Edinburgh before entering the Canongate.
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is a modern extension to John Knox House, owned by the Church of Scotland. It opened in 2006, replacing the former Netherbow Arts Centre, which itself replaced the Moray-Knox Church in the 1960s. Following the English victory over the Scots at the
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as the "Heart of Midlothian", and soon after demolition the city fathers marked the site with a heart mosaic. Locals have traditionally spat upon the heart's centre as a sign of contempt for the prison. On the north side, opposite St Giles', stand
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which has a cannonball lodged in the wall facing the Esplanade, often said to have been accidentally fired from the Castle but which actually marks the elevation of Comiston Springs, three miles to the south of the Castle, which fed a
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This street is the short approach to the Palace of Holyroodhouse at the foot of the Canongate. One of the buildings On the north side, the building to the east was the house of Lucky Spence, a notorious brothel madam, remembered in
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the High Street narrows to a section of the street formerly known as the Netherbow, which, at its crossroads with Jeffrey Street (north) and St Mary's Street (south), marked the former city boundary. At this point stood the
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On the south-west corner of this intersection, with its entrance on George IV Bridge, is the Hotel Missoni, replacing the former Lothian Regional Council offices. This building is of controversial design, winning a
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put on a satirical play at the Tolbooth. Costumes were made for the characters of a Pope, two Cardinals, and several friars. After the performance the costumes were donated to the poor.
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to Holyrood Palace and the ruined abbey. Until 1856 the Canongate was not merely a street, but the name of the surrounding burgh, separate from Edinburgh and outside the Flodden Wall.
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buildings) off the main thoroughfare. The route runs from an elevation of 138 feet (42 m) above sea level at the palace to 358 feet (109 m) at the castle, giving an average
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formation. Running eastwards from the crag on which the castle sits, the Royal Mile sits upon the ridge of the tail which slopes gently down to Holyrood Palace. Steep
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The Lawnmarket is a separately named part of the High Street. Addresses are a continuation of the High Street numbers. It runs from the West Bow to St Giles Street.
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Castlehill is dominated by the former Tolbooth-Highland-St John's Church (on the south side at the foot of this section), now the headquarters of the
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Beyond the crossroads, the Royal Mile continues down the Canongate, meaning literally "the canons' way" when it was used in former times by the
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later corrupted to Lawn Market. Located in a close on the south side, Riddle's Court is the well-preserved 16th-century house of a merchant
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Today, the majority of shops in the street are aimed at tourists. On the north side is the preserved 17th century merchant's townhouse
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were salvaged from the building in 1967. Some of the timbers were felled in the 1560s. During 20th century restorations by the
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The Castle Esplanade was laid out as a parade ground, in 1753, using spoil from the building of the Royal Exchange (now the
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Castlehill forming part of the Royal Mile. The former Victorian church houses The Hub, an information service for the
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The Royal Mile contains a variety of shops, restaurants, public houses, and visitor attractions. During the annual
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There was a triumph or show at the Salt Tron and other locations on the Royal Mile to celebrate the marriage of
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Women on the Renaissance Stage: Anna of Denmark and Female Masquing in the Stuart Court, 1590–1618
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Medieval and Early Modern Representations of Authority in Scotland and the British Isles
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On the south side, about one-third of the way down from the Castle toward the Palace is
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Other 16th-century royal entertainments at the Tron and on the Royal Mile include the
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Several infamous murders have taken place on the central section of the Royal Mile:
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to the south, a street in a hollow below, and continues as Nicolson Street past the
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from which royal proclamations are read and the summoning of Parliament announced.
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Between Bank Street and St Giles Street, marking the end of the Lawnmarket, the
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of the castle rock on which Edinburgh Castle stands, resulting in a distinctive
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Sarah Carpenter & Graham Runnalls, 'The Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots',
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The central focus of the Royal Mile is a major intersection with the Bridges.
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The Dendrochronology and Art History of 16th and 17th century Painted Ceilings
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Anchor Close at twilight looking towards Cockburn Street from the Royal Mile.
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on 24 April 1558. The Edinburgh entertainment was written and produced by
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Dennis B. Gallagher, "Holyrood Abbey: the disappearance of a monastery",
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on the right (south) and Bank Street on the left (north), leading to
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of 1824. This was done in a Georgian style, stepping down the hill.
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The Royal Mile runs between two significant locations in the royal
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on Castlehill, one of the first piped water supplies in Scotland.
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between the 1630s and 1707 (when its existence was ended by the
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Extracts from the records of the Burgh of Edinburgh: 1557-1571
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Entertainment for the wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1558
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From the Castle Esplanade, the first building on the right is
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in 1513, a city wall was built around Edinburgh known as the
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and the New Town. The view down Bank Street is closed by the
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Retreating ice sheets, many millennia ago, deposited their
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Lucinda H. S. Dean, 'In the Absence of an Adult Monarch',
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meets. On the south side, just past the High Kirk, is the
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award, but also being nominated for (but not winning) the
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Triumphal Entries and Festivals in Early Modern Scotland
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had to be rebuilt or refaced in the 1820s following the
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The whole south side of buildings from St Giles to the
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The Royal Mile (Edinburgh) Castle to Holyrood(house)
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Scotland
history of Scotland
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Palace of Holyroodhouse
tourist
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closes
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