Edinburgh Road Closures: Here are all the restrictions in force as film shoot takes over Circus Place

Taking over the picturesque Circus Lane, the restrictions will affect a number of streets in the surrounding areas such as North East Circus Place and St Stephen Street from today (March 24) until the end of the week.

Crews were spotted turning back the clock in Stockbridge to begin filming for season three of period drama The Buccaneers, which will also shoot in Glasgow.

Here is the full list of roads due to be closed for filming in Edinburgh from March 24 until March 29.

Here are all of the road closures and restrictions in place for Edinburgh film shoot

North East Circus Place will be closed until Friday, March 27 with most of the other roads due to be impacted by the shoot shut only on Thursday, March 26.

Closed from 6am on Tuesday, March 24 until 6pm on Friday, March 27

• North East Circus Place (in full)

Closed from 6am to 8pm on Thursday, March 26

• St Stephen Street, between St Vincent Street and West Silvermills Lane
• St Vincent Street, in its entirety
• Cumberland Street, Between St Vincent Street and a point 55m eastwards
• Southwest Cumberland Street Lane, between its western junction with Cumberland Street and a point 25m southwards
• Northwest Cumberland Street Lane, between its junction with St Stephen Street and a point 60m eastwards
• Royal Circus, between number 12 south-eastwards to Circus Place/Southeast Circus Place
• Circus Lane, in its entirety except local residents

The shoot takes place as a major period drama arrives in Glasgow to begin shooting, with other recent projects to have filmed in Edinburgh including J.J Abrams’ upcoming blockbuster The Great Beyond and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, as well as shows such as Dept. Q.