Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANONGATE TOLBOOTH | Canongate Tolbooth. Canongate Tolbooth. |
Mr Lewis Mr Hunter Kirkwood's map |
[Situation] North Side of Canongate An old building 3 stories high [with] a small spire & in front of [the] upper story is a projecting [clock] enclosed in wood work. It [was] originally a prison for the [burgh] of Canongate & part of it was untill very lately used as a [debtors] prison for civil prisoners. At [present] part of the building is used as [the] Council Chambers for Canongate burgh. The porochial board for Canongate hold their meetings here. The inspector of the poors office kept part of it. There is [also a ] room where the Baron [Bailies hold] a court sometime. There are [also] a housekeepers apartments. [The] whole building appears in a [---] state of repair. By the side of [the] building are the remains of [the] Market cross of Canongate [the] shaft of which was wont to [be] used as a pillory. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Canongate
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 30
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 100 - Parishes of St Cuthberts, South Leith, Canongate and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/100
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of St Cuthberts, South Leith, Canongate, and The City of Edinburgh.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.