Once a desirable location, the 16
th 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.
High School Wynd on the south side of the Cowgate. The street opposite is Blackfriar's Street (formerly Blackfriar's Wynd). The building with the octagonal turret in the older photograph can be seen from another angle here. This is Cardinal Beaton's House. 
