Jonathan Woolf: The Wynd

2008-09-12T00:00:00

The pattern of long “wynds” or “pends” — very narrow streets running perpendicular off both sides of a single main street — is a significant medieval contribution to urbanity and can still be enjoyed all over Scotland.

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