Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWGATE | Cowgate Cowgate |
Corner TicKets Post Office Directory |
[Situation] Running Westerly fr. [from] the junction of St. Marys Wynd & Pleasance A long street [extending from] the Grass Market to [---] Back of Canongate. It [---] nearly parallel to High [---] and extends along the [---] of a slight valley or [---] which is formed on the [---] by the ridge of ground on [---] High Street is situated [---] South side by a ridge on [---] most of the southern suburb is [---] The houses are apparently old, [irregu[lar] & many of them in indifferent repair as the old houses are becoming ruinous [---] class of houses are lately built in their [---] this leaves some admixture of [tolerable] houses but in general the lowness of the [---] serves to increase narrow dirty closes [---] each side. The lower stories of the houses by all occupied as brokers shops in which [---] of old furniture may be seen there are also public houses & provision shops. The inhabitants are [---] Irish, labourers & Mechanics |
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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 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 105 - Parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/105
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts, 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.