West Port, Edinburgh
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The West Port is a street in Edinburgh's Old Town, just south of Edinburgh Castle. It runs from Main Point (the junction of Bread Street, Lauriston Street, East Fountainbridge and High Riggs) to the southwest corner of the Grassmarket.
Quick Facts Former name(s), Length ...
Former name(s) | Wester Portsburgh |
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Length | 0.2 mi (0.32 km) |
Coordinates | 55°56′47″N 3°12′00″W |
west end | Main Point |
east end | Grassmarket |
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The street takes its name from the westernmost of the "ports" or gates in the Flodden Wall. The gate stood at the Grassmarket and opened onto the suburb of Portsburgh until it was demolished in the 1780s.[1]