What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Cowgate, Cardinal Beaton's House as Bishops Palace (16th 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.
Cardinal David Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews, built the house in the 16th century as a residence in Edinburgh. It is remembered as part of the historical network of religious and political power in 16th-century Scotland.
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