West End

Almost the sum of Edinburgh's modern office buildings. Shame we don't have some skyscrapers!

Dean Village is a tranquil green oasis on the Water of Leith which runs through the city all the way from Balerno in the west right down to Leith itself, it’s only a five minute walk from Princes Street. The most striking building in Dean Village is Well Court, recently restored with the help of Edinburgh World Heritage. Built in the 1880s as model housing for local workers, it adds to the picturesque charm of the area.

Cobbled Miller Row in Dean Village Edinburgh takes you down to what was the centre of the milling Industry on the water of Leith and where the mills were situated, the remnants of the industry can still be seen today.

It's a shame there isn't any banking institutions housed in the buildings near this statue of a horse rearing out of control. Would be a good metaphor/symbol for those in charge of those establishments trying to regain some form of public trust and respect.

Dean Village is a former village immediately northwest of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was known as the "Water of Leith Village" and was the centre of a successful grain milling area for more than 800 years. At one time there were no fewer than eleven working mills there, driven by the strong currents of the Water of Leith. The above Photo of "The Great Cauld Dam" can be found at the Old West Mill area near to Bells Brae.