Modern One features a neo-classical stone exterior set against a broad lawn populated by sculptures. The grounds include Landform Ueda, a landscape installation of serpentine grass mounds and pools designed to reflect surrounding natural…
Dean Village Riverside Walk
Stroll from a world-class modern art gallery down to the tranquil Water of Leith, exploring a fairytale milling village and peaceful riverside paths before finishing in bohemian Stockbridge.
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1. National Galleries Scotland: Modern One
2. Dean Cemetery
Dean Cemetery is defined by its massive stone walls, which incorporate carved masonry salvaged from the seventeenth-century Dean House that once occupied this land. Opened in eighteen forty-six, the cemetery was designed by the architect…
3. Water of Leith Weir
The Water of Leith Weir in Dean Village is defined by its low, stone-built shelf stretching across the riverbed, constructed to divert water into narrow channels known as lades. These stone structures once served a vital role in local…
4. Well Court
Well Court is a distinct collection of buildings in Dean Village, identifiable by its bright red sandstone and a prominent clock tower capped with an angular copper dome. Completed in eighteen eighty-six, the complex was commissioned by…
5. St Bernard's Well
St Bernard’s Well sits on the banks of the Water of Leith, appearing as a circular Greek temple topped with a lead dome and a golden pineapple finial. Designed by the Scottish landscape artist Alexander Nasmyth and completed in seventeen…
6. Stockbridge Market
Stockbridge Market fills Saunders Street every Sunday with rows of independent food and craft stalls. Located near the Water of Leith, the modern market has operated here since two thousand and eleven, bringing local producers of cheese,…
7. Stockbridge Colonies
The Stockbridge Colonies appear as eleven parallel streets of stone-built terraced houses, distinguished by their unique high-door and low-door design. Built between eighteen sixty-one and nineteen eleven by the Edinburgh Co-operative…