Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIRTH CROSS (Site of) | Girth Cross (Site of) Girth Cross (Site of) Girth Cross (Site of) |
Mr Liston St. John street Chamber's Reekiana Maitlands Hist [History] of Edinburgh |
[Situation] At Eastern extremity of Canongate A circle intersected with a cross in the centre, formed by an arrangement of the pavement. This cross was an appendage of Holyrood Abbey and was placed on the boundary of the Sanctuary Persons flying from justice was considered to have been within the protection of the holy building, hence debtors seeking refuge in the Sanctuary of Holyroodhouse were formerly deemed to have put themselves out of the power of their creditors when they reached this place. The great or Girth Cross of Holyrood has however been long removed. It was at one time a Common place of execution. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 152
Parish of Canongate
[Signed]
James Carpenter
H James Cap. R.E [Captain Royal Engineers]
7 Decr [December] 1852
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.