Bowfoot Well, Grassmarket
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Bowfoot Well, Grassmarket
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 5 Jun 2009
The well stands at what was the foot of the old West Bow (originally pronounced as rhyming with 'cow') before early 19th century improvements created Victoria Street seen behind it. The sculpted City of Edinburgh coat-of-arms is a Victorian addition from the time of the well's renovation in 1879.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.947827
Longitude
-3.195614
