Edinburgh, 231 High Street
Shop (18th Century), Tenement (18th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 231 High Street
Classification Shop (18th Century), Tenement (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) North Fowlis' Close; Geddes Entry
Canmore ID 115224
Site Number NT27SE 1112
NGR NT 25839 73650
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/115224
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Publication Account (1951)
26. 231 High Street.
The lowest part of this tenement, which extends into North Foulis Close, dates from the 17th century; but the upper parts have been entirely rebuilt and the shop facing the High Street has been so much reconstructed that only in the back portion can the early masonry be seen. This shop was at one time occupied by James Gillespie of Spylaw, a snuff-merchant who bequeathed the greater part of his property to the Merchant Company of Edinburgh for the endowment of a charitable school and for the maintenance of old men and women.
RCAHMS 1951
