Dean Village, Edinburgh, Scotland

The beady-eyed among you may have spotted these building at the right of the previous photo. Dean Village is a curiosity in that it is contained within a steep-sided valley with all traffic guided across it on Thomas Telford's Dean Bridge. The secluded nature of the place allows it to keep its village-like feel and maintains its desirability. Its foundations date from ancient times and early prosperity resulted from numerous mills deriving their power from the river.