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Walks in New Town.
2 walks through New Town — stops, distances, and a paragraph on what to notice. Editor-walked where flagged; the rest are Claude-drafted routes awaiting a walk.
Walks in New Town
The first New Town: George Street and the Georgian grid
James Craig's grid, the cross-streets dropping to the Forth, and a square at each end.
Princes Street Gardens: the valley under the castle rock
The garden in a drained loch, the Scott Monument, the Ross Fountain, and the galleries on the Mound.
Nearby
Other walks close to New Town.
Sorted by distance from the start of the first new town: george street and the georgian grid. Good for stitching together a longer day.
Old Town: the closes and wynds off the Mile
The steep alleys the Royal Mile hides — Advocate's Close, Riddle's Court, the vennels to the Cowgate.
Calton Hill: the monuments and the view
The unfinished Parthenon, Nelson's telescope tower, and the whole city laid out below.
The Canongate: the lower Mile and the Parliament
Canongate Kirk, Miralles' Parliament, Dynamic Earth, and the green wall of Arthur's Seat.
Grassmarket: the under-city below the rock
The square under the castle, Victoria Street's curve, the West Bow, and the Cowgate canyon.