The first phase of Edinburgh’s “New Town” was built in the 18th century to relieve the congested and unsanitary conditions of the medieval Old Town. Charlotte Square, at the western end, formed the climax of this initial phase, and its new architectural concepts were to influence all subsequent phases. Of these, the most magnificent is the Moray Estate, where a linked series of very large houses forms a crescent, an oval and a twelve-sided circus. The walk shown here explores this area of monumental Georgian town planning and architecture.