Makars’ Court
Makars' Court is a courtyard in central Edinburgh, Scotland. It forms part of Lady Stair's Close, which connects the Lawnmarket with The Mound to the north, and is next to the Writers' Museum.Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: courtyard in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Makars‘ Court”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and National Library of Scotland.
Edinburgh Castle
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, 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. Edinburgh Castle is situated 1,500 feet west of Makars’ Court.
National Library of Scotland
Library
Photo: Marcok, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Scotland 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 National Library of Scotland has reading rooms where visitors can access the collections. National Library of Scotland is situated 530 feet southeast of Makars’ Court.
Writers’ Museum
Museum
Photo: Stefan2901, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Writers’ Museum, housed within Lady Stair's House in Edinburgh, presents the lives of three of the foremost Scottish writers: Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.
Old Town
Photo: PerryPlanet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. 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".
Quartermile
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quartermile is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh. 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.
New Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Town of Edinburgh is 250 years old, in contrast to the Old Town 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.
Makars’ Court
- Category: courtyard
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94966° or 55° 56′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.19341° or 3° 11′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C7RWRX4+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 43367252OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q6738806
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Makars’ Court” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Makars‘ Court”
- Italian: “Makars‘ Court”
- Polish: “Makars‘ Court”
- “Makars‘ Court”
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Highlights include Gladstone’s Land and James‘ Court.
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