Modern Developments
The Grassmarket was re-developed in a 2008 project (carried out 2009/2010) costing £5 million. Measures aiming to make the area more pedestrian-friendly included the extension of pavement cafe areas and the creation an "events zone".
The "shadow" of a gibbet was added in dark paving on the former gallows site (next to the Covenanters' monument).
The line of the Flodden Wall was also delineated at the west end of the Grassmarket, linking from the Vennel to the newly created Granny's Green Steps.
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