Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS' MONUMENT | Burns' Monument Burns' Monument |
Mr. Forrest MacDowalls Guide |
[Situation] About 5 Chains S.E. [South East] from High School of Edin. [Edinburgh] This monument was erected in 1830 by public subscription to the memory of Robert Burns the poet. It is a circular Grecian temple having a penistyle of 12 Corinthian Columns resting on a quadrangular basement. And supporting an entablature and cornice The cupola is copied from the Monument of Lysicrates at Athens, and is surmounted by a tripod supported by griffins. The interior formerly contained a marble statue of the poet, but in consequence of it being infused by the smoKe from the houses and public works lower down in its vicinity, was removed to the College Library. It is situate at the south side of the Regent Road, on a small rocKy eminence, and in an area enclosed by a low wall and Iron paling. Note. Its site may be Considered as part of Calton Hill. |
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Parish of the City of Edinburgh
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.