The Royal Mile is the ancient street which stretches from
the Edinburgh Castle at the top of the hill (or Castle Rock),
straight down to Holyrood Palace at the bottom of the long
hill. It is the oldest street in Edinburgh, and has existed
as long as there has been human settlement on the Castle Rock,
which means for thousands of years.
Along the Royal Mile are numerous features
of interest - St Giles Cathedral, the Heart of Midlothian,
the Tron Kirk, the Museum of Childhood, John Knox House, to
name a few. On either side of the Mile, steep streets fall
away down narrow, cobbled alleyways, a characteristic and
typical feature of old Edinburgh architecture.
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