Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRANTON CASTLE (Ruins of) | Granton Castle Granton Castle Granton Castle |
W. Scrimgower W. Calvin Co. [County] Map. |
002 | The ruins of a castle situated on a rocky eminence a little south east of Granton Pier, it has the appearance of having been a stronghold, on the west and south sides there still remains a castellated wall about twenty feet high it appears from the style of Architecture to have been erected in the sixteenth Century [-] 1619 it was the residence and property of Sir Thomas Hope. Lord Advocate for Scotland. for the last half century it has fallen into ruins and is now the property of the Duke of Buccleugh |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Cramond
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 4 - Parishes of Cramond and St Cuthberts, OS1/11/4
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Cramond and St Cuthberts.
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.