Moray Estate

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Moray Estate is a prestigious 19th-century residential development in Edinburgh’s New Town, noted for its grand neoclassical architecture and sweeping crescents.

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Moray Estate canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
residential development ⓘ
urban estate ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
buildingUse residential ⓘ
category Historic residential area in Edinburgh ⓘ
city City of Edinburgh ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh
conservationStatus conservation area (local planning) ⓘ
constructionMaterial sandstone ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
developmentPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
era Georgian and early Victorian period ⓘ
governingBody City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
hasBuildingType stone-built houses ⓘ
terraced townhouses ⓘ
hasPart Ainslie Place ⓘ
Moray Place ⓘ
linked to: Teviot Place

Randolph Crescent ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception 19th century ⓘ
knownFor grand neoclassical architecture ⓘ
sweeping crescents ⓘ
locatedIn New Town, Edinburgh ⓘ
location Edinburgh ⓘ
namedAfter Earl of Moray ⓘ
Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray ⓘ
notableFeature curving terraces ⓘ
formal crescents ⓘ
uniform facades ⓘ
originalOwner Earl of Moray ⓘ
partOf Edinburgh New Town ⓘ
linked to: New Town, Edinburgh

Edinburgh New Town World Heritage Site ⓘ
planningCharacteristic integrated streetscape ⓘ
symmetrical urban design ⓘ
region Lothian ⓘ
streetLayout crescents and circuses ⓘ
urbanPlanningType planned residential estate ⓘ

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New Town, Edinburgh → hasPart → Moray Estate ⓘ
subject linked to: New Town