Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTSON'S CLOSE | Robertson's Close Robertson's Close |
Corner Ticket P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] From Infirmary St. to Cowgate A Short lane or close leading from Cowgate to Infirmary Street, On the north Side is a large brewing and malt establishment, and on the other side are several dwellings occupied by working people, |
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| BULL'S CLOSE | Bull's Close Bull's Close |
Name above Entrance P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] S. [South] Side of Cowgate A dirty irregular close entered by a low arched way from the Cowgate. The houses are old and in bad repair & occupied by the poorer Class |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 45
Parish of the City of Edinburgh.
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.
Note the names Robertson's Close and Bull's 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.