Khyber Pass Alley

The narrow passages and roads and the private yards on the bank side are fascinating, as is the network of steep streets and paths that lead up to the hill. One of the streets Brinkies Brae climbs between high walls bears the name "Khyber Pass". This is a descriptive joke that stuck, or a celebration of the Empire: take your pick.
The Khyber Pass (highest point 1070 meters) is the main mountain pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan and was part of the British Empire. There was a lot of hard fighting in this area. According to George Molesworth, adjutant in the British army during the Third Anglo-Afghan War, "every stone in the Khyber Pass was soaked in blood." Rudyard Kipling called the mountain pass "a sword that cuts through the mountains."