What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh ' Cistercian Convent' as Almshouse (medieval), Chapel (medieval), Hospital (15th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A medieval almshouse, chapel, and hospital complex from the 15th century; it reflects religious and charitable activities in medieval Edinburgh.
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