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Edinburgh, Cowgate, Cowgate Port
Gateway (16th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Cowgate, Cowgate Port
Classification Gateway (16th Century)
Canmore ID 52152
Site Number NT27SE 14.05
NGR NT 26191 73543
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52152
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 14.5 2619 7354
Blackfriars or Cowgate Port, associated with the Flodden Wall, was erected in 1516 at the junction of Cowgate and St Mary's Wynd. It was demolished in 1715.
J Grant 1882; D Wilson 1891; RCAHMS 1951; A S Simpson, S Stevenson and
N Holmes 1981.
No trace.
Visited by OS (JLD) 25 December 1953.
