The Royal Mile is the name given since the 16th-century to a succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
As the name suggests, the Royal Mile is approximately one Scots mile long, and runs between two foci of history in Scotland, from Edinburgh Castle at the top of the Castle Rock, down to Holyrood Palace. The streets which make up the Royal Mile are (west to east) Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street, Canongate and Abbey Strand. The Royal Mile is Edinburgh Old Town's busiest tourist street, rivalled only by Princes Street in the New Town.
Read more about Royal Mile: Geography, Castle Esplanade and Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street, Canongate, Abbey Strand, Royal Mile Today
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And dined in a royal way
On toasted pigs and pickles and figs
And gummery bread each day.”
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