Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of ST MARY'S CHAPEL | Site of St Mary's Chapel Site of St Mary's Chapel |
Stothards Antiquities of Edinburgh Mr Kinnaird |
[Situation] A little South of Queensferry Arms Inn. This Chapel was situated between Lady and Chapel Wynd the site of which is now occupied by part of a Tannery. Mr Kinnaird and others pointed out the spot on which the chapel stood. |
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| Site of THE WEST PORT | The West Port | Robert Chambers Publisher | [Situation] At the East end of West Port. It was here where the Gate stood in the City Wall which gave ingress and egress from the West. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 58
Parish of St Cuthbert
Site of St Mary's Chapel [note] See quotation on opposite page
Site of The West Port [note]
This port which is denominated the West port from its situation at
the western end of the city stands at the lower end of the Grass marKet in
a hollow between the foot of the Castle Hill on the north
and that of the High-rigs on the south was erected about the year 1514 and
still retains its antient name. Through this gate lie the roads to the southern
western and northern parts of the Kingdom". Maitlands Hist. [History] of Edinburgh Page 139
Transcriber's notes
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.