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Gardens, Moray Place, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9548 / 55°57'17"N

Longitude: -3.2086 / 3°12'30"W

OS Eastings: 324632

OS Northings: 674192

OS Grid: NT246741

Mapcode National: GBR 8KD.KV

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.PL9B

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ3R+WH

Entry Name: Gardens, Moray Place, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Moray Place Bank Gardens, Railings and Gates

Listing Date: 31 March 1999

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393302

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46120

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200393302

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Early 19th century. Railings surrounding gardens; saddleback ashlar copes surmounted by wrought-iron railings, with decorative balusters. Wrought-iron gates with decorative balusters.

Statement of Interest

Part of the Edinburgh New Town A Group, a significant surviving part of one of the most important and best preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. The Moray Estate was designed for the 10th Earl of Moray (1771-1848). He inherited the 13 acre site from his father, after it was acquired from the Heriot Trust in 1782, and decided to feu the property for development in 1822. The complicated plan, with the crescent, oval and polygon of Randolph Crescent, Ainslie Place and Moray Place respectively, conjoins the New Town with the Second New Town. Building was completed in 1830-31.

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