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.od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:220px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:220px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:220px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Location_map_United_Kingdom_Edinburgh_Central.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The Mound is located in Edinburgh city centre"><img alt="The Mound is located in Edinburgh city centre" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Location_map_United_Kingdom_Edinburgh_Central.png/220px-Location_map_United_Kingdom_Edinburgh_Central.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="198" class="mw-file-element" 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/></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Edinburgh city centre</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former name(s)</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">The Earthen Mound</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">380 m (1,250 ft)<br />(including The Mound and North Bank Street)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postal code</th><td class="infobox-data postal-code">EH1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=The_Mound&params=55_57_0.28_N_3_11_44.13_W_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">55°57′0.28″N</span> <span class="longitude">3°11′44.13″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">55.9500778°N 3.1955917°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">55.9500778; -3.1955917</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">North (bottom) end</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Princes_Street" title="Princes Street">Princes Street</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">South (top) end</th><td class="infobox-data">Bank Street/<a href="/wiki/Royal_Mile" title="Royal Mile">Royal Mile</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Completion</th><td class="infobox-data">1827</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Mound</b> is an artificial slope and road in central <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, Scotland, which connects Edinburgh's <a href="/wiki/New_Town,_Edinburgh" title="New Town, Edinburgh">New</a> and <a href="/wiki/Old_Town,_Edinburgh" title="Old Town, Edinburgh">Old Towns</a>. It was formed by dumping around 1,501,000 cartloads of earth excavated from the foundations of the New Town into <a href="/wiki/Nor_Loch" title="Nor Loch">Nor Loch</a>, which was drained in 1765 and forms today's <a href="/wiki/Princes_Street_Gardens" title="Princes Street Gardens">Princes Street Gardens</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mound&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The construction of the Earthen Mound, as it was originally called, was first proposed in 1783 by the <a href="/wiki/Lord_Provost_of_Edinburgh" title="Lord Provost of Edinburgh">Lord Provost of Edinburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Grieve_(Lord_Provost)" title="John Grieve (Lord Provost)">John Grieve</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to support merchants on the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mile" title="Royal Mile">Royal Mile</a> to improve connection to the residents on <a href="/wiki/Princes_Street" title="Princes Street">Princes Street</a> (which was then built only from St Andrew Square to Hanover Street and was wholly residential) in correct anticipation of the need for such a new route.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its completion was not formally agreed until the 1827 Improvement act. It was improved over the years until by 1830 it was macadamised and landscaped so that it appeared more or less complete.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A need for a railway tunnel was pre-empted in 1844 with the current southern tunnel completed in 1846 to a design by <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Playfair" title="William Henry Playfair">William Henry Playfair</a> (prior to the construction of the gallery above). A second northern tunnel was added in 1892 beneath the then extant galleries above.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mound&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Mound is a busy, if fairly steep, thoroughfare taking traffic to and from <a href="/wiki/Princes_Street" title="Princes Street">Princes Street</a> in the New Town to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mile" title="Royal Mile">Royal Mile</a> in the Old Town. The top end of the Mound is named Bank Street North, adjoining Bank Street. The lower end, or 'Foot' of the Mound is a few metres' walk from the <a href="/wiki/Princes_Street_tram_stop#Route" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Street tram stop">Princes Street tram stop</a>. Due to its raised elevation, the Mound commands expansive views over Princes Street and the New Town of Edinburgh and towards <a href="/wiki/Calton_Hill" title="Calton Hill">Calton Hill</a>. An '<a href="/wiki/Snowmelt_system" title="Snowmelt system">electric blanket</a>' was installed under the surface of the roadway of the mound to keep this clear of ice and snow in 1959. It is no longer operational but was one of the first of its type.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_buildings">Notable buildings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Mound&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable buildings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of Edinburgh's most notable buildings and institutions have their premises on the Mound, including the <a href="/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="National Gallery of Scotland">National Gallery of Scotland</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Scottish_Academy" title="Royal Scottish Academy">Royal Scottish Academy</a>, the spires of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Edinburgh" title="University of Edinburgh">University of Edinburgh's</a> <a href="/wiki/New_College,_Edinburgh" title="New College, Edinburgh">New College</a>, the <a href="/wiki/General_Assembly_Hall_of_the_Church_of_Scotland" title="General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland">General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland</a>, the elegant domed Headquarters of the commercially owned <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Scotland" title="Bank of Scotland">Bank of Scotland</a>, and its museum, <a href="/wiki/Museum_on_the_Mound" title="Museum on the Mound">Museum on the Mound</a>. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerycaption">Noted buildings on The Mound</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 277.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 275.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Gallery_of_Scotland_restitch1_2005-08-07.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Scottish National Gallery"><img alt="The Scottish National Gallery" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/National_Gallery_of_Scotland_restitch1_2005-08-07.jpg/413px-National_Gallery_of_Scotland_restitch1_2005-08-07.jpg" decoding="async" width="276" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/National_Gallery_of_Scotland_restitch1_2005-08-07.jpg/619px-National_Gallery_of_Scotland_restitch1_2005-08-07.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/National_Gallery_of_Scotland_restitch1_2005-08-07.jpg/825px-National_Gallery_of_Scotland_restitch1_2005-08-07.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2438" data-file-height="1065" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Gallery" title="Scottish National Gallery">Scottish National Gallery</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EdinburghMuseumOnTheMound-pjt.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Bank of Scotland headquarters on The Mound"><img alt="The Bank of Scotland headquarters on The Mound" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/EdinburghMuseumOnTheMound-pjt.jpg/240px-EdinburghMuseumOnTheMound-pjt.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/EdinburghMuseumOnTheMound-pjt.jpg/359px-EdinburghMuseumOnTheMound-pjt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/EdinburghMuseumOnTheMound-pjt.jpg/479px-EdinburghMuseumOnTheMound-pjt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4295" data-file-height="3229" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Scotland" title="Bank of Scotland">Bank of Scotland</a> headquarters on The Mound</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edinburgh_July_2014_IMG_4532_(14691033851).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="New College and the General Assembly"><img alt="New College and the General Assembly" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Edinburgh_July_2014_IMG_4532_%2814691033851%29.jpg/240px-Edinburgh_July_2014_IMG_4532_%2814691033851%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Edinburgh_July_2014_IMG_4532_%2814691033851%29.jpg/360px-Edinburgh_July_2014_IMG_4532_%2814691033851%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Edinburgh_July_2014_IMG_4532_%2814691033851%29.jpg/480px-Edinburgh_July_2014_IMG_4532_%2814691033851%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/New_College,_Edinburgh" title="New College, Edinburgh">New College</a> and the <a href="/wiki/General_Assembly_Hall_of_the_Church_of_Scotland" title="General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland">General Assembly</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HS27744_Royal_Scottish_Academy_02.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Royal Scottish Academy"><img alt="Royal Scottish Academy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/HS27744_Royal_Scottish_Academy_02.JPG/270px-HS27744_Royal_Scottish_Academy_02.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/HS27744_Royal_Scottish_Academy_02.JPG/405px-HS27744_Royal_Scottish_Academy_02.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/HS27744_Royal_Scottish_Academy_02.JPG/540px-HS27744_Royal_Scottish_Academy_02.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Royal Scottish Academy</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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style="width:1%">Stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brunstane_railway_station" title="Brunstane railway station">Brunstane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curriehill_railway_station" title="Curriehill railway station">Curriehill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalmeny_railway_station" title="Dalmeny railway station">Dalmeny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Gateway_station" title="Edinburgh Gateway station">Edinburgh Gateway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Park_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Edinburgh Park railway station">Edinburgh Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Waverley_railway_station" title="Edinburgh Waverley railway station">Edinburgh Waverley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haymarket_railway_station" title="Haymarket railway station">Haymarket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingsknowe_railway_station" title="Kingsknowe railway station">Kingsknowe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcraighall_railway_station" title="Newcraighall railway station">Newcraighall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slateford_railway_station" title="Slateford railway station">Slateford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gyle_railway_station" title="South Gyle railway station">South Gyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wester_Hailes_railway_station" title="Wester Hailes railway station">Wester Hailes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Borders_Railway" title="Borders Railway">Borders Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh%E2%80%93Aberdeen_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Edinburgh–Aberdeen line">Edinburgh–Aberdeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh%E2%80%93Dunblane_line" title="Edinburgh–Dunblane line">Edinburgh–Dunblane</a></li> <li><a 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station">Corstorphine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craiglockhart_railway_station" title="Craiglockhart railway station">Craiglockhart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duddingston_%26_Craigmillar_railway_station" title="Duddingston & Craigmillar railway station">Duddingston & Craigmillar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Road_railway_station" title="Easter Road railway station">Easter Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Road_Park_Halt_railway_station" title="Easter Road Park Halt railway station">Easter Road Park Halt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Princes_Street_railway_station" title="Edinburgh Princes Street railway station">Edinburgh Princes Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgie_East_railway_station" title="Gorgie East railway station">Gorgie East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hailes_Halt_railway_station" title="Hailes Halt railway station">Hailes Halt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joppa_railway_station" title="Joppa railway station">Joppa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leith_Central_railway_station" title="Leith Central railway station">Leith Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leith_Citadel_railway_station" title="Leith Citadel railway station">Leith Citadel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leith_Walk_railway_station" title="Leith Walk railway station">Leith Walk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadowbank_Stadium_railway_station" title="Meadowbank Stadium railway station">Meadowbank Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merchiston_railway_station" title="Merchiston railway station">Merchiston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morningside_Road_railway_station" title="Morningside Road railway station">Morningside Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newington_railway_station_(Edinburgh)" title="Newington railway station (Edinburgh)">Newington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piershill_railway_station" title="Piershill railway station">Piershill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinkhill_railway_station" title="Pinkhill railway station">Pinkhill</a></li> <li><a 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title="A700 road">A700</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A701_road" title="A701 road">A701</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A702_road" title="A702 road">A702</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A8_road_(Scotland)" title="A8 road (Scotland)">A8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A89_road" title="A89 road">A89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B800_road" title="B800 road">B800/A8000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A90_road" title="A90 road">A90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_City_Bypass" title="Edinburgh City Bypass">Edinburgh City Bypass</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em">Streets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chambers_Street,_Edinburgh" title="Chambers Street, Edinburgh">Chambers Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_Street" title="Constitution Street">Constitution Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowgate" title="Cowgate">Cowgate</a></li> <li><a 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