Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JOHN'S CROSS (Site of) | St John's Cross Site of St John's Cross Site of St John's Cross Site of St John's Cross Site of |
Mr. Leslie Collector of rates P. Dewar Canongate Lectures on the Christian Antiquities of Edinburgh Maitlands History of Edinburgh |
002 | [Situation] About 1 Chain Westwards from North Entrance of St. Johns Street This is the Site of an ancient Cross & is a point in the western boundary of the parish Canongate A circle of Stones in the pavement intersected by a cross made also by an arrangement in the paving Stones marks the Site but the cross has been long since removed |
Continued entries/extra info
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[Note]
G. [German] Text
[Note]
"A little higher in the Said Street or Canongate antiently Stood another cross called St.
"John's cross: which being likewise taken down to free the Street from incumbrance a cross
"is laid in the pavement in the middle of the Street which Serves as a boundary to the Trinity
"Church parish and that of the Canongate."
Maitlands History of Edinburgh Page 156
" A circle of Stones intersected by a cross may be seen in the pavement opposite to the entrance
"of St. John's Close where St. John's Cross used to Stand."
Lectures on the Christian antiquities of
Edinburgh by a member of
the Holy Guild
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
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.