Lady Stair's Close

Lady Stair's Close

Lady Stair's Close is a close (alley) in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, just off the Royal Mile, near the entrance to Gladstone's Land. Most notably it contains the Scottish Writers' Museum. The close contains the Makars' Court - inscribed stones to the great names of Scottish literature.


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