Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of ST NINIAN'S CHAPEL | Site of St [Saint] Ninian's Chapel Site of St [Saint] Ninian's Chapel |
Mr Laing (Librarian) Wilson's Memoirs of Edinburgh |
[Situation] Near N W. [North West] corner of Regent Bridge. The site of this Chapel is [now] on the Northwest Corner of the regent bridge, and long before the chapel was demolished which was about the Commencement of 1815, It was in a ruinous Condition, An accurate description of this Chapel may be found in Wilson's Memoirs - of Edinburgh. Mr Laing Signet, Librarian states that the Chapel stood on the spot already mentioned |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 70
Parish of the city of Edinburgh.
[Notes]
Not written on the Plan
"Chapel of St. Ninian. This was situated to the south-east
of the present Register office. The date of its foundation
is unKnown.
Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Edinburgh 1845
Page 657
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.