Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| HIGH SCHOOL CLOSE | High School Close | See Name Book 30 | [Situation] North Side of Canongate For Descriptive Remarks See Name Book Sheet 30 |
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| COULL'S CLOSE | Coull's Close | See Name Book Sheet 30 | [Situation] North Side of Canongate For Descriptive Remarks See Name Book Sheet 30 |
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| OLD FLESHMARKET CLOSE | Old Fleshmarket Close Old Fleshmarket Close |
Name above Entrance P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] North Side of Canongate. A narrow filthy Close Situated on the north Side of Canongate and near to the head of Leith Wynd. It Contains several dwellings occupied by working people |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 162
Parish of Canongate
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note the names High School Close, Coull's Close and Old Fleshmarket Close 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.