Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORAY HOUSE NORMAL SCHOOL (Free Church) | Moray House Moray House Moray House |
Chambers's Traditions P.O [Post Office] Directory Olive & Boyds Almanac |
[Situation] South Side of Canongate. A large and elegant old mansion house, the town residence of the Earls of Moray, prior to the Union. It is Supposed to have been built by the widow of the regent Moray in the latter part of the Sixteenth Century, and was the residence of Oliver Cromwell during his first visit to Edinburgh, in the Summer of 1648. In 1650, Lord Lorne, afterwards the unfortunate Earl of Argyle, was married here to the daughter of the Earl of Moray. It happened, within a few days after this event, that the marquis of Montrose was conducted into Edinburgh to undergo the Sentence which had been prepared for him by Civil hate. On this occasion, the marriage party, including the marquis and marchioness of Argyll, Stood upon the open balcony in front of the house, to witness the humiliation of their once dreaded enemy, and, if we are to believe tradition, the marchioness carried her hatred So far as to spit at the unfortunate marquis over the balcony. It is now the property of the Free Church and is used as a normal School, a seminary for training the youth of both Sexes for the profession of teachers. Abridged From Chambers's "Reekiana" |
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Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note the name Moray House does 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.