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Adam Bothwell's House, 3 Advocate's Close, High Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.95 / 55°56'59"N

Longitude: -3.1916 / 3°11'29"W

OS Eastings: 325686

OS Northings: 673632

OS Grid: NT256736

Mapcode National: GBR 8PG.0L

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.YQC1

Plus Code: 9C7RWRX5+X9

Entry Name: Adam Bothwell's House, 3 Advocate's Close, High Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: High Street, 3 Advocate's Close ('adam Bothwell's House')

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 368248

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29053

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, High Street, 3 Advocate's Close, Adam Bothwell's House

ID on this website: 200368248

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Circa 1630. Narrow 4-storey 6-bay building, apsidal-ended to N. Rubble construction (formerly harled). Windows to each face of canted N gable, those to 4th floor breaking eaves with carved segmental pediments (see Notes) with thistle finials.

12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates.

Statement of Interest

Although commonly known as Adam Bothwell's House, Bishop Bothwell died in 1593, and the likelihood is that the house was built for Sir William Dick of Braid, wealthy merchant and Lord Provost. The apsidal N end shows clearly on William Edgar's 1742 plan Quotations from Ovid and Horace in window pediments; central pediment reads NIHIL EST EX OMNI PARTE BEATUM, the E pediment EXITUS ACTA PROBAT.

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