Vintage print of White Horse Close in Edinburgh Scotland by Janet S Simpson. The area has undergone restoration work and is an area of some note.
The close takes its name from an inn which used to stand at its north end. The White Horse Inn on the Canongate closed its doors in the late 18th century, but in its day it was one of the best known coaching inns in Edinburgh. Its location at the beginning of the Great North Road meant that a journey to London would start from its courtyard. The inn was built in the early 17th century by Lawrence Ord, who perhaps named the place after its association with Mary Queen of Scots, who was said to have stabled her favourite white horse there.
Size: 6336px × 4807px
Location: White Horse Close, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © steeve-x-art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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