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
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Formerly known as Bruce’s Close, the close is named for Lord Warriston, Sir Archibald Johnston who was a judge and a strong supporter of the Covenanters.
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Links:
Sir Archibald Johnston from the History of Edinburgh by John Anderson 1858
Sir Archibald Johnston of Warriston in Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time by Daniel Wilson