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Art walk · Edinburgh

Castle to the Shore: city to sea

180 min6.9 kmModerate17 stops
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Edinburgh top to bottom: from the Witches' Well on the Castle esplanade, down the full length of the Royal Mile past philosophers, firefighters and poets, round the foot of Calton Hill, then the long satisfying descent of Leith Walk to the cobbled Shore — finishing with Burns, anchors and the Merchant Navy memorial where the city meets the sea.

The walk, stop by stop

  1. 1
    Witches' Well
    Plaque· John Duncan· Abbeyhill
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  2. 2
    Memorial To Ensign Ewart
    Memorial· Abbeyhill
    Memorial To Ensign Ewart
    Photo: kim traynor·CC BY-SA 2.0
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  3. 3
    David Hume Memorial
    Sculpture· Alexander Stoddart· Abbeyhill
    David Hume Memorial
    Photo: Ogmios·CC BY-SA 4.0
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  4. 4
    Mercat Cross
    Other· Abbeyhill
    Mercat Cross
    Photo: User:Kim Traynor·CC BY-SA 3.0
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  5. 5
    James Braidwood Statue
    Sculpture· Abbeyhill
    James Braidwood Statue
    Photo: kim traynor·CC BY-SA 2.0
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  6. 6
    Tweeddale Court Fountain/Sculpture
    Sculpture· Abbeyhill
    Tweeddale Court Fountain/Sculpture
    Photo: Harry Bond·CC BY-SA 4.0
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  7. 7
    Joe Public
    Sculpture· Stephan Balkenhol· Canongate
    Joe Public
    Photo: Iain Lees·CC BY-SA 2.0
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  8. 8
    Robert Fergusson
    Sculpture· David Annand· Canongate
    Robert Fergusson
    Photo: kim traynor·CC BY-SA 2.0
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  9. 9
    Canongate Mercat Cross
    Monument· Canongate
    Canongate Mercat Cross
    Photo: Brian McNeil·CC BY 3.0
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  10. 10
    Scottish Veterans
    Sculpture· Canongate
    Scottish Veterans
    Photo: Alf van Beem·CC0
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  11. 11
    King Edward VII
    Sculpture· Abbeyhill
    King Edward VII
    Photo: Andrew Abbott·CC BY-SA 2.0
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  12. 12
    Holodomor Memorial
    Memorial· Broughton
    Holodomor Memorial
    Photo: Craig Wallace·CC BY-SA 2.0
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  13. 13
    A Leith Walk
    Sculpture· Shona Kinloch· Broughton
    A Leith Walk
    Photo: Ian Capper·CC BY-SA 2.0
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  14. 14
    Pilrig wheels
    Sculpture· Leith
    Pilrig wheels
    Photo: Magnus Hagdorn from UK·CC BY-SA 2.0
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  15. 15
    Robert Burns Statue
    Sculpture· Leith Harbour & Newhaven
    Robert Burns Statue
    Photo: Kim Traynor·CC BY 3.0
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  16. 16
    Shore Anchor
    Sculpture· Leith Harbour & Newhaven
    Shore Anchor
    Photo: Richard Webb·CC BY-SA 2.0
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  17. 17
    Merchant Navy Memorial
    Monument· Leith
    Merchant Navy Memorial
    Photo: M J Richardson·CC BY-SA 2.0
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