The Dean Village
The Edinburgh Residence offers fantastic views over the Dean
Village from its suites to the rear of the property.
The Dean Village, originally the Village of the Water of Leith,
grew around a milling community and is in a valley about 100 feet
(30m) below the rest of Edinburgh.
Here the town of Edinburgh and the Incorporation of Baxters (the
Bakers' guild) operated eleven water mills, and produced all the
meal for the town and surrounding villages.
For a milling industry the situation was uniquely attractive, a
fast-flowing river providing power, two areas of flat land for mill
sites, and a main road leading to the town.
Milling has been carried out here since the twelfth century, when
David I refers, in his great charter to Holyrood Abbey, to the
'Mills at the Dene'. Dene or dean means a deep valley.
The Dean Village has a character all its own, and is proud of its
sense of community.
You can enjoy a celebrated view by looking downstream under the
high arches of Dean Bridge (1833), designed by Telford. The
village's old buildings have been restored and converted into
apartments and houses.
You don't come here for any one particular site but to stroll
around, people-watch, and enjoy the village as a whole.
You can also walk for miles along the Water of Leith, one of the
most tranquil strolls in the greater Edinburgh area.
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