Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALKERSTON'S WYND | Halkerston's Wynd Halkerston's Wynd Halkerston's Wynd |
Corner Ticket Post Office Directory Chambers's Tradition's |
[Situation] East side of North Bridge A narrow close or lane - extending with a gradual slope from High Street to the South west End of Physic Gardens. The houses are [from] 4 to 5 Stories high and [occupied] by persons in trade. It [derives] its name from David [Halkerston] of Halkerston, (brother to [the] ancestor of Hackstoun of [---] who fell in bravely defending passage against the [English] in 1544. |
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Parish of the City of Edinburgh
Note.
At the North end of this Wynd under an Arch
of the North Bridge is a Public Privy, (the largest in the City) commonly Known " The Forty Tira."
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.