Ramsay Gardens
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Ramsay Gardens is an area in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is known for its unique architectural style, blending English cottage and Scottish baronial elements. Designed by Sir Patrick Geddes in the 1890s, it was intended to attract professional and middle-class residents back to the Old Town.1
The area is situated at the top of the High Street, just below the Castle Esplanade. It is considered a symbol of the Scottish Renaissance, a period of cultural and literary revival. The architect Allan Ramsay, a Scottish poet and literary antiquary, also had connections to Edinburgh, having lived and worked there in the 18th century.12
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