Ramsay Garden alley with street sign and details of architecture
Ramsay Gardens Although at the top of the Royal Mile, Ramsay Garden is a distinctive part of Edinburgh's skyline that can be seen from Princes Street. Adjoining the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, Ramsay Garden is not a garden at all but a collection of houses in a delightful jumble of different architectural styles, conceived in the 18th century with 19th century additions. The development takes is name from Allan Ramsay Snr, who started out as a wig-maker but became a poet and bibliophile. His "Goose-pie" house is an octagonal shape while the flat created by Sir Patrick Geddes, the father of town planning, has a 360-degree panoramic view. Many of the houses built in Ramsay Garden were originally intended as student accommodation. But today they are highly prized and sell for large sums of money.
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Location: Edinburgh Scotland
Photo credit: © Jean-Christophe Godet / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: alley, architecture, architectures, doors, edinburgh, garden, houses, property, ramsay, scotland, sign, staircase, stones, street, windows
