| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEANIE DEAN'S COTTAGE | Jeanie Dean's Cottage Jeanie Dean's Cottage |
Mr Cleghorn St. Leonard's Hill Mr McCombie St. Leonard Street |
[Situation] About 9 Chain S.E. [South East] from St. Pauls Free Church An old fashioned Cottage Situated at the head of St. Leonards Hill in the Queen's ParK. It has been rendered an object of interest by Sir Walter Scott in his celebrated novel "The Heart of Mid Lothian". It is the property of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests and is now occupied by one of the Park Rangers. |
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Parish of Canongate
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 40
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 112 - Parishes of St Cuthberts and Canongate, OS1/11/112
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of St Cuthberts, and Canongate.
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.