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Mary King's Close

underground streets and tourist attraction in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Mary King's Close
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Mary King's Close

Summary

Mary King's Close is an alley[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of alley entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (913 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mary King's Close is located in City of Edinburgh[3].
  • Mary King's Close is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Mary King's Close's instance of is recorded as alley[5].
  • The location of Mary King's Close was Royal Mile[6].
  • Mary King's Close's Commons category is recorded as Mary King's Close[7].
  • 2003 marks the founding of Mary King's Close[8].
  • Mary King's Close's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.95011, 'lon': -3.19069}[9].
  • Mary King's Close's official website is recorded as https://www.realmarykingsclose.com/[10].
  • Mary King's Close's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[11].
  • Mary King's Close's historic county is recorded as Midlothian[12].

Body

Geography

Mary King's Close is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in City of Edinburgh[3].

Designation and Status

Mary King's Close's instance of is recorded as alley[5].

History and Context

2003 marks the founding of Mary King's Close[8].

Why It Matters

Mary King's Close ranks in the top 4% of alley entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (913 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/ulicky-v-mary-kings-close/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see Use"
  2. 27d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Subterranea Britannica
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 55.95011, 'lon': -3.19069}
    Location → Royal Mile
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/ulicky-v-mary-kings-close/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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