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Advocate's Close

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    August 13, 2022

    In Edinburgh you can find a lot of these 'Close's'. As I understand correctly it's a residential street without through access.

      August 28, 2022

      Advocates Close is a narrow and steep alley in Edinburgh of medieval origin, redeveloped in the early 21st century. With a multiplicity of steps it is not accessible to disabled persons.

        May 8, 2023

        A steep and classically narrow lane in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, Advocate’s Close is named after Sir James Stewart of Goodtrees. The late Sir Stewart was the last Scottish advocate in office during the Restoration, Revolution and eventual Union, with the quirky lane commemmorating him to this day.

        (scotsman.com/regions/scotlands-hidden-wonders-advocates-close-1486990)

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          Location: Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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