Gladstones Land Royal Mile Edinburgh Scotland

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Gladstone's Land was the home of a prosperous Edinburgh merchant, Thomas Gledstanes, in the 17th century. But Gledstanes also let out parts of the building to different tenants, and in the style of the times the 'land' housed people of different classes and backgrounds under the one roof. On the Royal Mile, near Edinburgh Castle, the house has authentic decoration and two floors are furnished to give visitors an impression of life in Edinburgh's Old town some 300 years ago. Features of the building are the remarkable painted ceilings and the reconstructed shop booth complete with replicas of 17th-century goods. "Gled" is the Scots word for a hawk, which explains the (modern) hanging sign outside the building which has the date 1617 surmounted by a gilt-copper hawk with outstretched wings

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Location: 477b Lawnmarket
Photo credit: © Neil Setchfield / Alamy / Afripics
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