Just steps from Leith’s historic harbor stands Lamb’s House, one of ’s rare surviving merchant homes from the early 1600s. Built in 1610, when Leith was a thriving, fortified port independent from , the four-story stone house is a striking reminder of a bygone era; its crow-stepped gables, leaded windows, and massive 17th-century fireplaces speak of centuries spent at the center of Scotland’s maritime trade.

Named after Andro Lamb, a descendant of the merchant who welcomed Mary, Queen of Scots, to Leith in 1561, the building originally contained six shops on the ground floor with apartments above, catering to Edinburgh’s elite traders. Like many ancient buildings, over the years, Lamb’s House fell into decline. Fortunately, it was rescued from total ruin in the mid-20th century by a group

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