What is recorded here

Edinburgh, 57, 59, 61 North Castle Street were 18th-century flats and a house, built when the city climbed its rocky ridge and crammed life into every available inch. They stand as witnesses to that relentless expansion, perhaps housing traders, servants, or artists who turned cramped rooms into worlds of their own. The exact boundary between the separate addresses may have blurred in practice, with stairs, alleys, and shared walls binding them into one lived experience.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, 57, 59, 61 North Castle Street as Flat(s) (18th Century), House (18th 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.

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