Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN WALL | Town Wall Town Wall |
Dr. [Doctor] Wilson Mr. Laing |
[Situation] West side of Leith Wynd A portion of this Wall is still standing on the west side of Leith Wynd built of boulders and coarse [Mortar] it is about 4ft. [feet] in thickness at the base - 15 or 16 ft. [feet] in height and in a good state of preservation. regarding the date that this wall was erected for the defence of the City no Records are now to be found or authentic in formation obtained, it joined the Netherbow contiguous to the house near the South west of Leith Wynd And extended northerly to Trinity Hospital from thence in a westerly directionto the Northloch. - Abridged Ext: [Extract] from Maitlands History of Edinburgh Book II. Page 138. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of the City of Edinburgh
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.