Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of CITADEL (17th Century) on the Site of St Nicholas's Hospital, Chapel and Graveyard | Citadel [Site of] Citadel [Site of] Citadel [Site of] Citadel [Site of] Citadel [Site of] |
Mr Fairgrieve Citadel Mr J Ross Citadel History of Leith Maitland's Hist [History] of Edinburgh Fullarton's Gazeteer of Scotland |
[Situation] About 22 chs [chains] in an Easterly direction from N. [North] Leith Chh [Church]. This fort occupied the Site of the place called "Citadel" and extends over an area of about 4 English Acres. For Description See the description of "Citadel". |
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| Site of ST NICHOLAS'S HOSPITAL, CHAPEL AND GRAVE YARD | St Nicholas's Chapel and Burying Ground St Nicholas's Chapel and Burying Ground St Nicholas's Chapel & Hospital |
History of Leith Maiyland's History of Edinburgh Fullarton's Gazeteer vol. 2 p.235 |
[Situation] About 22 chs [chains] in an Easterly direction from N. [North] Leith Church. This Chapel with its hospital and burying ground stood where the Citadel now stands and was removed to make way for the fort Constructed by Gen [General] Monk in 1656. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 38
Parish of North Leith
"On the ground on which Monk had fixed as the site of his fortifications,
tood the ancient Chapel & Burying Ground".
Campbell's Hist. [History] of Leith Page 339
See Maitland's Hist. [History] of Edinburgh
Page 49.
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 12
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 83 - Parishes of North Leith and South Leith, OS1/11/83
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of North Leith, and South Leith.
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.