Findlay Court

1 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD

A small gated courtyard adjacent to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. It looks private but the public are free to enter.

It is named after John Ritchie Findlay, the philanthropic newspaper owner, who funded the building of the red standstone gallery.

Within the hexagonal courtyard, there is a large mosaic featuring an owl, a squirrel, a bird and a lizard, all intertwined with thistles. The mosaic, which like the Rose Street Roses, was created by Maggie Howarth, is surrounded by seats. A path leads out of the courtyard onto North St Andrew Lane.