Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOLBOOTH (1590) [Musselburgh] | Tolbooth Tolbooth |
Adam Gordon Town Clerk William Bourhill |
[Situation] On the N. [North] side of High St. An ancient edifice in the Gothic Style Surmounted on the west end by a spire, with an ancient looking clock. It answers the purpose of a prison for debtors &c. It is said to have been built Shortly after the Reformation, from the materials of the Celebrated Chapel of Loretto. "The chapel of Loretto underwent a speedy repair but what war & wasting fire had spared was soon destined to utter demolition in the zeal of the reformation; and in 1590 the materials of that edifice to which so many thousand pilgrimages had for centuries been made were carried away for the construction of the present Tolbooth adjoining the more modern Town-hall and assembly Room. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Inveresk
88 - Tolbooth (1590)
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Musselburgh 1853 - Sheet 08
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 131 - Parish of Inveresk, OS1/11/131
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Inveresk.
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.