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Why Do They Call It The Royal Mile?

The Royal Mile spans between two pivotal sites in Scotland’s royal legacy: Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Its name originates from its historical role as the ceremonial path for monarchs, measuring roughly one Scottish mile, which equals 1.8072576 kilometers in modern terms.

Why is the Royal Mile so famous?

The Royal Mile is one of the most iconic streets in Scotland and renowned around the world. Located in Edinburgh, it runs between Edinburgh Castle at the top of the city and Holyrood Palace at the bottom. Situated in a central position, this street is not only a major tourist attraction but also contains many historical buildings that have been preserved. 

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A Traveller’s Perspective

The Royal Mile is called that because it runs almost exactly one Scots mile — about 1.8 kilometres — from Edinburgh Castle at the top to the Palace of Holyroodhouse at the bottom. It is the spine of Edinburgh’s Old Town and every visitor walks it at least once. My advice: walk it, but do not spend all your time on it. The best of the Old Town is found in the closes and wynds that branch off the main street.

Start at the Castle and walk downhill. The section between the Castle and St Giles’ Cathedral is the most interesting architecturally. Duck into Riddle’s Court or Gladstone’s Land for a sense of how the Old Town looked centuries ago. Below St Giles’, look for Advocate’s Close and Mary King’s Close. The lower section towards Holyrood is less interesting for shops and restaurants but leads to the Scottish Parliament building, which is worth a look regardless of your views on politics. Budget an hour for the walk if you are just passing through, or half a day if you want to explore the side streets.

Walking the Royal Mile on a misty Edinburgh morning, before the tourist shops open and the performers set up, the street feels ancient. Your footsteps echo off the stone tenements that rise five and six storeys on either side. Chimney smoke drifts overhead. A church bell rings somewhere nearby. The cobblestones are slick with dew. For a brief window, you can see what this street must have felt like a hundred years ago, when it was just a road between a castle and a palace, walked by everyone from kings to coal merchants.

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