What is recorded here

West Castle Road rises beside Edinburgh Castle, where a 19th Century house still stands among older stones. Built when the city was expanding, it likely served people who worked or lived near the military rock. The address remains ordinary on the surface, but the location is not. A road called Castle Road leads past a castle, and a house on that road belongs to the same steep, guarded landscape.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, 2 West Castle Road as House (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.