Just steps from Leith’s historic harbor stands Lamb’s House, one of Scotland’s rare surviving merchant homes from the early 1600s. Built in 1610, when Leith was a thriving, fortified port independent from Edinburgh, 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…

