Adjoining the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, Ramsay Garden is not a garden at all but a collection of houses in a delightful jumble of different architectural styles, conceived in the 18th century with 19th century additions. The development takes is name from Allan Ramsay Snr, who started out as a wig-maker but became a poet and bibliophile. His "Goose-pie" house is an octagonal shape while the flat created by Sir Patrick Geddes, the father of town planning, has a 360-degree panoramic view.
Many of the houses built in Ramsay Garden were originally intended as student accommodation. But today they are highly prized and sell for large sums of money.