Dean Park Mews
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Dean Park Mews
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 4 Oct 2010
There is a maze of mews between the Georgian streets of Stockbridge and the Victorian tenements of Comely Bank. This is part of Dean Park Mews, a cul-de-sac overlooked by the taller buildings of Dean Park Crescent. Originally mews were where hawks and falcons were housed, and later they were for stabling horses and carriages. Many of the mews in Edinburgh have now been converted into living space, and are much sought after. One of the old meanings of 'mew' was 'a hiding place' which sometimes seems appropriate when one is trying to find an address in one of them.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.957794
Longitude
-3.214662