World's End Pub

This is a terrible shot of the painted glass sign for the World's End Pub. I forgot to change the camera settings.

The World's End pub derives its name from its location adjacent to the former Netherbow Port. This was a defensive gateway which once once stood across the Royal Mile at this point, separating the Old Town from the Canongate. The area inside the Port gateway came to be known as the "World's End" because as far as the townspeople of Edinburgh were concerned, it was quite literally where their world ended! The base of the Port can still be seen outside the pub, marked by metal plates in the roadway. The World's End Close is located adjacent to the pub. The pub's foundations also incorporate part of the Flodden Wall which was once a major part of the Town's defenses.

Another Boundary marker.

I will be down Leith tomorrow so intend to get another building from the poster then.