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Latitude: 55.95 / 55°56'59"N
Longitude: -3.1916 / 3°11'29"W
OS Eastings: 325686
OS Northings: 673632
OS Grid: NT256736
Mapcode National: GBR 8PG.0L
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.YQC1
Plus Code: 9C7RWRX5+X9
Entry Name: Adam Bothwell's House, 3 Advocate's Close, High Street, Edinburgh
Listing Name: High Street, 3 Advocate's Close ('adam Bothwell's House')
Listing Date: 14 December 1970
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 368248
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29053
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, High Street, 3 Advocate's Close, Adam Bothwell's House
ID on this website: 200368248
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: City Centre
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: House
Circa 1630. Narrow 4-storey 6-bay building, apsidal-ended to N. Rubble construction (formerly harled). Windows to each face of canted N gable, those to 4th floor breaking eaves with carved segmental pediments (see Notes) with thistle finials.
12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates.
Although commonly known as Adam Bothwell's House, Bishop Bothwell died in 1593, and the likelihood is that the house was built for Sir William Dick of Braid, wealthy merchant and Lord Provost. The apsidal N end shows clearly on William Edgar's 1742 plan Quotations from Ovid and Horace in window pediments; central pediment reads NIHIL EST EX OMNI PARTE BEATUM, the E pediment EXITUS ACTA PROBAT.
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