Pictures of the Royal Mile

The gallery contains photos of the Royal Mile taken from various points and at different times of the day and year. Click on the thumbnails to see larger sized photographs of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh Old Town. The picture size on average is 80kb.

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See the bottom of the page for links to more information about visiting the Royal Mile, one of Edinburgh's hottest tourist areas.

Photo of the Scotch Heritage Centre and the Festival Hub on the Royal Mile
The 'People's Story' museum and Canongate church
The Tolbooth Tavern and Old Tolbooth Wynd
Picture of the 'Royal Mile Whiskies' shop
Milne's Court just off the Royal Mile
Deacon Brodie's Tavern on the High Street
Picture of the City Chambers
Gladstone's Land, one of the oldest buildings on the Royal Mile
Photo of Brodie's Close
The Festival Hub and tallest church in Edinburgh
Five-storey high buildings on the Royal Mile in the Old Town
Lady Stair's Close where the 'Writers' Museum' is located
Photo of High Street buildings on the way to Edinburgh Castle
People lining up the streets for the Victory Day Parade
The 'Museum of Childhood' on the way to Holyrood
Edinburgh Castle and the Camera Obscura outlook tower from near St Giles cathedral
The Tron Kirk and open air cafes on the Royal Mile
John Knox's house
The Royal Mile pub
Buildings on Cockburn Street, connecting the Royal Mile with Market Street
Looking down through Advocate's Close leading into the Mound
Modern art in the urban garden of Dunbar Close
Royal Mile crowds during the Edinburgh Festival
View of the Scott Monument through Advocate's Close
Royal Mile performances during the Edinburgh Fringe
White Horse Close with whitewash buildings
Picture taken looking through Fleshmarket Close
Anchor Close leading into Cockburn Street
Borthwick's Close on the High Street
Jollie's Close on Royal Mile's Castlehill
Semples's Close with its Whisky Shop and Tearoom
The Tolbooth building now the 'People's Story' museum
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All Edinburgh Royal Mile articles:

Edinburgh Old Town An introduction to historic Edinburgh.

Highlights of the Royal Mile Overview of the most important visitor attractions on the Royal Mile.

Other tourist attractions on the Royal Mile Brief description of other places and things of interest on the Royal Mile.

Wynds and closes of the Royal Mile Description of the most picturesque narrow streets off the Royal Mile.

Royal Mile during Edinburgh Festival Information on the Royal Mile during August's Fringe Festival.

Royal Mile shops and pubs Some particularly attractive shops and pubs on Edinburgh's historic street.

St Giles Cathedral Picture and information on the High Kirk of Edinburgh.

Mary Kings Close The allegedly haunted street beneath the Royal Mile.

Scottish Parliament Pictures and information on the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood.

Pictures of the Royal Mile Pictures taken along the Royal Mile.

Attraction Details - Royal Mile, Edinburgh Old Town Practical information on the Old Town and the Royal Mile including the Hub and Tourist Information Centre.

Royal Mile and Old Town on the web Web links and information on the Old Town and its attractions.

Also see:

Ghost walks in the Old Town Tourist information on day and evening ghost tours in Edinburgh's Old Town

Edinburgh attractions and sightseeing All of the best attractions in Edinburgh plus pictures and sightseeing tips.

A visitor's tips for planning an Edinburgh holiday:

Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. The most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

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