At the western end of Cowgate (where it meets Holyrood Road), you will see one of the few remaining sections of Edinburgh's old city wall (Flodden Wall), built following the Lang Siege of the 1570s.
Cowgate meets Holyrood Roa just about 100 yards west of the city.
mnli hypothesis: Cowgate meets Holyrood Roa just about 100 yards west of the city. premise: At the western end of Cowgate (where it meets Holyrood Road), you will see one of the few remaining sections of Edinburgh's old city wall (Flodden Wall), built following the Lang Siege of the 1570s.