Essential Edinburgh City Tours
Edinburgh - Living City Education Pack
Visit:
Places of Interest
Shops, Pubs & Hotels
Streets
Community & Education
Churches
People
Architecture
Statues & Public Works of Art
Explore:
Edinburgh Castle
The Royal Mile
Princes Street
The New Town
The Water of Leith
Dean
Stockbridge
Canonmills
Broughton
Inverleith
Newhaven
Leith
image copyright Rachel Windsor
Like the Dean Mills, the Canonmills were on land gifted by David I in 1128. They were used for grinding flour, and for a long time held a monopoly on this service. The old Canon Mill above can be seen on Canon Street.
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