Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALTON NEW BURYING GROUND | Calton New Burying Ground Calton New Burying Ground |
J. Porteous Thomas Coates |
[Situation] On South Side of Regent Road. A Considerable Area of ground used as a Cemetery in Connection with Calton Old Burying Ground, through which A road having been opened in 1817, this portion was given in lieu of the ground then appropriated, It has Some handsome headstones & Monuments. but None of Any note. All persons who die in the Royal Infirmary or Calton Jail, and not Claimed by their relatives Area buried here. |
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| WATCH TOWER [Calton New Burial Ground] | Watch Tower | [Situation] In Calton New Burying Ground A small circular house in Calton New Burying Ground, 3 Stories high And in good repair, it is occupied by the person who has the Superintendence of the Cemetery ground. |
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Parish of Saint Cuthbert
Watch Tower - Note. It derives its Name, from the fact of its having
been erected As a Watch tower for the persons employed
in watching the Corpses from resurrectionists.
Transcriber's notes
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.