The Georgian House stands as a tall, narrow townhome of grey sandstone on the corner of Charlotte Square. John Lamont of Lamont commissioned the building in seventeen ninety-six, shortly after the architect Robert Adam designed the square…
Georgian New Town Elegance
Walk through the neoclassical grandeur of Edinburgh's 18th-century grid system to experience the orderly, affluent contrast to the chaotic Old Town.
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1. The Georgian House (National Trust for Scotland)
2. Moray Place
Moray Place forms a perfect decagon of grand sandstone townhouses, centered on a private wooded garden. Designed by architect James Gillespie Graham in the eighteen twenties, it serves as the centerpiece of the Moray Feu, an exclusive…
3. Royal Circus
The Royal Circus forms a perfect, grassy oval enclosed by high, pale stone townhouses. Designed by William Playfair in eighteen twenty, it replaced an earlier plan to build a square, which would have lacked the continuous, sweeping curves…
4. Circus Lane
Circus Lane features a distinct, curved cobblestone path lined with low, two-story stone cottages that once served as the mews for the grand townhouses of Royal Circus. These buildings housed stable staff, carriage drivers, and horses in…
5. Heriot Row
Heriot Row is a long, straight terrace of uniform Georgian townhouses characterized by their polished ashlar stonework and repeated black iron railings. Robert Louis Stevenson lived at number eight during the eighteen eighties. He spent…
6. Assembly Rooms
The Assembly Rooms on George Street stand out for the three massive, arched windows centered above the grand entrance, supported by a heavy stone portico. Completed in seventeen eighty-seven, this building provided a dedicated stage for…
7. St. Andrew Square Garden
The center of Saint Andrew Square holds a tall stone column topped by a statue of Henry Dundas. This garden began as a private residential park for the wealthy residents of the surrounding townhouses, but it transitioned into a public…