Boundary Walls, Back Lane, Culross

Tall, sandstone rubble wall with replacement coping stones to N part of Back Causeway; blocked doorway. Wall turns N up Hagg's Wynd, swept at corner; break in wall to left. Wall running northwards from The Study encloses Hagg's Wynd to the E; 3 doorways within wall provide access to The Study garden. W wall continues westwards along Back Lane whilst E wall curves to the NE towards Erskine Brae. Wall opposite encloses gardens of Erskine Brae housing estate; swept at corner of Back Lane and Erskine Brae; blocked doorway in corner; inscribed lintel; '18 J CH K 07' (possibly James Ker). Wall continues north westwards along Erskine Brae. Walls bound either side of narrow Back Lane; sloping coping stones. Narrow steps (Hagg's Steps) lead off to S; walls bound either side; doorways to left and right at the top; doorway to right at the bottom of steps (leading into Culross Pottery garden). Back Lane runs westwards towards E end of Culross Palace garden with buttresses to N, before heading S. N wall swept at corner; blocked doorway with inscribed lintel; '18 J CH K 07' to left; door to right provides access to the 'hanging gardens' (terraced gardens to rear of J Robertson and R Milne houses with walls bounding the gardens). Walls bound pathway to rear of Culross Palace; curving southwards to enclose lane between Bessie Bar's Hall and The Old School House. 2 doorways at corner (door to W blocked), each with inscribed lintel; '18 J CH K 07'. Steps lead down towards Bessie Bar's Hall; drainage channel to E. Door to E and W. Sandstone rubble walls bound Ailie's Vennel, which leads S from Low Causeway.