Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUEEN MARY'S THORN | Queen Mary's Thorn Queen Mary's Thorn |
Mr. Drysdale Janitor. Chambers's "Reekiana" |
002 | [Situation] Immediately behind Moray House South Side of Canongate An aged hawthorn tree of uncommon Size, traditionally Said to have been planted by the hand of Queen Mary. It is situated in the garden immediately behind Moray House. |
| HUME'S CLOSE | Humes Close | Name over the entrance | [Situation] South Side of Canongate near St. Mary's Wynd. A narrow ill paved close extending from Canongate to Boyds Court, the houses are old & dilapidated and occupd [occupied] by the lower Class of working people. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 157
Parish of Canongate.
[Note below entry for Queen Mary's Thorn]
G [German] Text
[Note below Hume's Close]
? Apostrophe See plan
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note the names Hume's Close and Moray House do not appear on the 6 inch map.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 106 - Parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/106
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.