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Parish of Canongate (Detached)
[Continued from page 7]
"who began his reign A.D. 617 (Whitaker Vol. [Volume] 2 p. [page] 83 &. 94) and overran great part of the Pictish
territories; and others have derived its name from two Gaelic words Dun-Edin signifying the face
of the hill. To which, or whether to any of these etymologies its name should be attributed we
will not determine. But it appears evident that Edinburgh Castle cannot boast on origin from
much more remote antiquity, as the celebrated Arthur King of the Britons fought a battle on
its present site in the end of the fifth century."
Arnot's History of Edinburgh
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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.