Once a desirable location, the 16th century Cardinal Beaton's House or Palace with its octagonal turret sat at the bottom of Blackfriar's Wynd and the Cowgate. However, by the time the top photograph was taken it had become another building in the slums of the Cowgate and was demolished in 1874. The bottom photograph is the same location today, though the Cowgate has been widened, as has Blackfriar's Wynd, which is now Blackfriar's Street. The corner of the building would now be in the middle of the street.
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