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Haggs Wynd Culross

A steep cobbled lane of steps beside the walls of Culross Palace, leading up to the palace garden.

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Haggs Wynd is a narrow cobbled lane of steps in the middle of Culross, climbing steeply between the high rubble boundary walls of Culross Palace on one side and a row of the town's colourful old houses on the other.

The walls that line it, and the steps and back lane with them, are listed in their own right, part of the fabric of Scotland's most complete burgh of the 1600s and 1700s.

The lane is the way up to the palace's garden on the slope behind the house, with its terraces of herbs, fruit and vegetables grown as they would have been in the 1600s, and it gives a fine view back down over the red pantiled roofs of the palace to the Forth. It is a short climb but a steep one, on uneven stones that can be slippery in the wet. Pair it with the palace itself, the Mercat Cross just up the street, and the lanes that wind on up the hill to the abbey.

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An open lane; any time, free.

Steep and uneven.

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Steep, uneven steps.

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Where it is

Beside Culross Palace.

Close byIn Culross.
  1. Parleyhill House's curved gable with its two oval attic windows, Culross.The House with the Evil EyesParleyhill House in Culross, dated 1724, whose two oval attic windows stare down like a pair of eyes.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Cochrane's bust with the Scottish and Chilean flags behind.Admiral Thomas Cochrane Statue CulrossA bronze bust of Admiral Thomas Cochrane by Culross Palace, the sea captain who grew up here and helped Chile win its freedom.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Ruined stone walls and arches beside a church tower with a Saltire flagCulross AbbeyUnder a mile 1 min by road
  4. The alabaster monument to Sir George Bruce with his children kneeling before it, Culross Abbey.The Bruce Vault, Culross AbbeyThe Bruce Vault of 1642 in Culross Abbey church, where Sir George Bruce lies in alabaster with his eight children kneeling before him.Under a mile 1 min by road
  5. The Mercat Cross and its unicorn finial among white houses.Culross Mercat CrossThe market cross of Culross, crowned with a unicorn, in the little square where the cobbled streets meet.Under a mile 1 min by road
  6. Culross PalaceCulross PalaceThe ochre-coloured merchant's house of 1597 at the heart of Culross, with painted ceilings, panelled rooms and a 17th-century garden.Under a mile 1 min by road
Directions
Pink, white and ochre cottages line a narrow cobbled street in the rainAttractionsTanhouse Brae0.2 miles
The Lockit Well set into a stone wall in Culross.AttractionsThe Lockit Well0.2 miles
CafeThe Mercat, Culross0.3 miles
The Culross Town House, a grey stone tolbooth with a tower, facing the Forth.AttractionsCulross Tolbooth0.3 miles
Ochre gabled houses overlook a walled garden with clipped topiary and gravel pathsAttractionsThe Hanging Gardens Culross0.3 miles
The Cat's Close street sign on an old stone wall.AttractionsCats Close0.3 miles
The Gallery at Culross on its street in the old burgh.ShoppingThe Gallery at Culross0.3 miles
The Red Lion's whitewashed front and door on the cobbles of Culross.RestaurantsThe Red Lion, Culross0.4 miles
The grave of Lilias Adie, a flat sandstone slab on the sands of Torryburn Bay at low tide.AttractionsGrave of Lilias Adie2.7 miles

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Places to stay near the wynd, and when each is next free.

A grand stone mansion with multiple gables and chimneys stands behind a lawn set with wicker chairs, seen through overhanging leaves.Cromlix
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Check datesA hotel studio room with a beige fitted kitchen unit and stainless sink beside a bed dressed in white and teal cushions, a wall of black-framed pictures above a patterned headboard.Old Town Chambers
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Check datesA round table and chairs stand before tall curtained windows looking onto stone buildings, a sofa and mounted television to the right.Moment George IV Bridge
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Edinburgh
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