A report on Advocates Close
Narrow and steep alley in Edinburgh of medieval origin, redeveloped in the early 21st century.
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Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
0 linksPicturesque street in Edinburgh's Old Town, created as a serpentine link from the High Street to Waverley Station in 1856.
Picturesque street in Edinburgh's Old Town, created as a serpentine link from the High Street to Waverley Station in 1856.
The most impressive are Warriston Close and Advocates Close.
James Stewart (advocate, born 1635)
0 linksScottish lawyer, political opponent of the Stuarts, and reforming Lord Advocate of Scotland.
Scottish lawyer, political opponent of the Stuarts, and reforming Lord Advocate of Scotland.
Stewart is the advocate who gives his name to Advocates Close.
Andrew Crosbie
0 linksScottish lawyer and antiquarian, and a notable figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Scottish lawyer and antiquarian, and a notable figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
He lived on Advocates Close off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh's Old Town, close to the main courts.