Running from its upper (south west) end, on the west side of the street the sections are Picardy Place, Union Place, Antigua Street, Gayfield Place and Haddington Place on the east side, sections are titled Greenside Place, Baxter's Place, Elm Row and Brunswick Place. Unusually, some parts also have different names on opposite sides of the street. Forming most of the A900 road, it slopes downwards from Picardy Place at the south-western end of the street to the 'Foot of the Walk' at the north-eastern end, where Great Junction Street, Duke Street, Constitution Street and the Kirkgate meet.Īlthough the whole street is usually referred to as Leith Walk, its upper half is actually divided into several stretches with different names. Leith Walk is one of the longest streets in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the main road connecting the centre of the city to Leith.
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