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Old Town Conservation Area
699 Historic Environment Scotland listed building records are mapped inside this conservation area, and 325 postcodes have their centre point inside it. Council policy reference: Env 5, Env 6.
The council publishes a character appraisal for each conservation area, explaining its special interest. Before altering a property here, read our summary of the council's alteration guidance.
Streets whose midpoint lies in Old Town
Abbey Strand (EH8)Abbeyhill (EH8)Abbeyhill Crescent (EH8)Advocate's Close (EH1)Anchor Close (EH1)Andersons Close (EH1)Bank Street (EH1)Baron Maule's Close (EH1)Barrie's Close (EH1)Bell's Wynd (EH1)Blackfriars Street (EH1)Blair Street (EH1)Borthwick's Close (EH1)Bowling Green Close (EH8)Boyd's Entry (EH1)Brighton Street (EH1)Bristo Place (EH1)Bristo Port (EH1)Brown's Close (EH8)Bull's Close (EH8)Byer's Close (EH1)Calton Hill Stairs (EH8)Calton Road (EH8)Campbell's Close (EH8)Candlemaker Row (EH1)Canongate (EH8)Cant's Close (EH1)Carrubber's Close (EH1)Castle Wynd North (EH1)Castle Wynd South (EH1)Castlehill (EH1)Chalmer's Close (EH1)Chambers Street (EH1)Charteris Place (EH8)Cockburn Street (EH1)College Wynd (EH1)Cooper's Close (EH8)Cowgate (EH1)Cowgatehead (EH1)Craig's Close (EH1)Cranston Street (EH1)Crichton's Close (EH8)Croft-an-Righ (EH8)Currie's Close (EH1)Drummond Street (EH8)Dyer's Close (EH1)East Market Street (EH8)Fisher's Close (EH1)Fleshmarket Close (EH1)Forrest Hill (EH1)Forrest Road (EH1)Forsyth's Close (EH8)Galloways Entry (EH8)Geddes' Entry (EH1)Gentle's Entry (EH8)George Iv Bridge (EH1)Gilmour's Close (EH1)Granny's Green Steps (EH1)Grassmarket (EH1)Greyfriars (EH1)Gullan's Close (EH1)Guthrie Street (EH1)Hammermen's Entry (EH8)Hastie's Close (EH1)Heriot Bridge (EH1)Heriot Place (EH3)High School Wynd (EH1)High School Yards (EH1)High Street (EH1)Hope's Court (EH1)Horse Wynd (EH8)Hunter Square (EH1)Hunter's Close (EH1)Hutton Road (EH8)Infirmary Street (EH1)Jackson's Close (EH1)Jackson's Entry (EH8)Jeffrey Street (EH1)Johnston Terrace (EH1)Keir Street (EH3)King's Stables Lane (EH1)King's Stables Road (EH1)Lady Wynd (EH1)Lauriston Place (EH3)Lawnmarket (EH1)Lochend Close (EH8)Lyon's Close (EH1)Market Street (EH1)Merchant Street (EH1)Milne's Court (EH1)Monteith's Close (EH1)Morgan Lane (EH8)Mound Place (EH1)Nether Bakehouse (EH8)New Skinner's Close (EH1)New Street (EH7)Niddry Street (EH1)Niddry Street South (EH1)North Bank Street (EH1)North Bridge (EH1)North Gray's Close (EH1)Old Assembly Close (EH1)Old Fishmarket Close (EH1)Old Infirmary Lane (EH1)Old Playhouse Close (EH8)Old Tolbooth Wynd (EH8)Panmure Close (EH8)Parliament Square (EH1)Patrick Geddes Steps (EH1)Pirrie's Close (EH8)Ramsay Garden (EH1)Ramsay Lane (EH1)Reid's Close (EH8)Riddle's Court (EH1)Robertson's Close (EH1)Roxburgh's Close (EH1)Scott's Close (EH1)Shoemakers Close (EH8)Sibbald Walk (EH8)Slater's Steps (EH8)South Bridge (EH1)South College Street (EH8)South Gray's Close (EH1)St Giles' Street (EH1)St John Street (EH8)St Mary's Street (EH1)Stevenlaw's Close (EH1)Sugarhouse Close (EH8)Tanners Close (EH1)Teviot Place (EH1)The News Steps (EH1)Trunk's Close (EH1)Upper Bow (EH1)Vallence's Entry (EH8)Vennel (EH1)Victoria Street (EH1)Victoria Terrace (EH1)Warden's Close (EH1)Warriston's Close (EH1)Waverley Bridge (EH1)West Bow (EH1)West College Street (EH8)West Parliament Square (EH1)West Port (EH1)