Old Town Wall Walking Tour
Old Edinburgh Town Walls
Starting Point of the wall was Edinburgh Castle at David’s Tower
The other end of the wall was below the Calton Hill where the Trinity Church stood, now Waverley Train Station.
In the west under the shadow of Edinburgh Castle St Cuthbert’s Church still stands.
The area flooded to protect the castle from invasion from the north (Nor’ Loch).
King's Wall
The building of the first wall to protect the town started 1427 by order of
James I (1394 – 1437) after
his death it was completed by James II (1430 – 1460).
Flodden Wall
Building started in 1513 after the defeat and death of the
King, James IV at the Battle of Flodden and completed circa 1560
Telfer Wall
The building started in 1628 and took circa 8 years to complete.
Named after master mason John Taillefer. This wall was to protect
Heriot’s Hospital (School) as it stood outside the city wall
Edinburgh City Wall Route plus other historic sites
Johnstone Terrace
(David’s Tower) Half-Moon Battery
(Granny Green Steps)
(King’s Wall Plaque)
Kings Stables Road
Chapel Wynd (Jousting Line)
Grassmarket
(Walter Scott Poem) Wall Route Stone
West Port
(Salvation Army Plaques)
Vennel Steps
(Flodden Wall) (Flodden Tower)
Heriot Place
(Telfer Wall)
Lauriston Place
(Heriot’s School) (Old RIE Building)
(Telfer Wall) (Meadow Pillars)
Teviot Place
Edinburgh Medical School
Forrest Road
(Oddfellows Hall) (Bristo Gate Plaque)
Forrest Hill
poor Hous' (Rifle Brigade Hall)
Bristo Place
(Bedlam - North Road Church)
(Maiden’s School) (Darien Plaque)
(Napier’s - City Wall Carving)
Lothian Street
(Darwin Plaque) (Potterrow Tunnel)
West College Street
Kirk O Fields Port (Potterrow Port)
South College Street
(McGonagall plaque)
University of Edinburgh
(Old College) (Statue)
Drummond Street
(JK Rowling Plaque) (RLS Plaque) (George Davie Plaque)
(Old RIE + Gates) (Flodden Wall)
Pleasance
(Flodden Wall and Plaque)
St Mary’s Port
Heriots Hospital
Pleasance Cowgate
Cowgate Port
(St Patrick’s R.C Church)
St Mary’s Street
(Boyd’s Entry Carving) (White Horse Inn)
(Improvement Act Plaque)
World’s End
Last place in Edinburgh old town
Nether Bow Port
(Brass Setts)
Cranston Street
Leith (Lytht) Wynd (Trinity Church)
(Lytht Port)
Jeffrey Street
(View Calton Hill - Jail Wall - Wall End
Nor’ Loch
Tweeddale Court
(King’s Wall) (Outlander)
Fountain Court
Saltire Society
Hyndford’s Close
Earl of Selkirk (Nova Scotia)
Nitrogen Gas
South Gray’s Close
Royal Mint
Toddrick’s Wynd
Ambassador of Denmark
Bothwell’s route to kill Darnley
Storytelling Centre
(Nether Bow Plaque)
(Nether Bow Bell) Nether Bow Clock
Chalmer’s Close
Trinity Apps Church
The Old Town Walls
The Flodden Wall and Telfer Wall
Edinburgh City Wall
Route of Flodden Wall and Telfer Wall on Google map
Red markers are the Ports (Gates) Black markers - Wall Towers
Blue Line Flodden Wall - Brown Line Telfer Wall
Yellow markers place of interest
which can be seen with history throughout the www.allaboutedinburgh.co.uk.
