Writers’ Museum

The Writers’ Museum, housed within Lady Stair's House in , presents the lives of three of the foremost Scottish writers: Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Writers‘ Museum”
  • Address: Lady Stair’s Close, Edinburgh, EH1 2PA
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and National Library of Scotland.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. is situated 1,400 feet west of Writers’ Museum.

Library
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The is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the has where visitors can access the collections. is situated 580 feet southeast of Writers’ Museum.

Art gallery
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The National is the national art gallery of . It is located on in central , close to . The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. is situated 580 feet northwest of Writers’ Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Neighborhood
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is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

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of is 250 years old, in contrast to the settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.

Writers’ Museum

Latitude
55.94969° or 55° 56′ 59″ north
Longitude
-3.19374° or 3° 11′ 38″ west
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Slovenian—“Writers’ Museum” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Eskoziako Idazleen Museoa”
  • Danish: “Writers‘ Museum”
  • Danish: “Writers’ Museum”
  • Dutch: “Writers‘ Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de Verkistoj”
  • Esperanto: “Writers’ Museum”
  • Russian: “Музей писателей (Эдинбург)”
  • Russian: “Музей писателей”
  • Scots: “Writers‘ Museum”
  • Scots: “Writers’ Museum”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej pisateljev (Edinburg)”
  • Slovenian: “Writers‘ Museum”

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