Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE KINTORE | The Kintore (site of) The Kintore (site of) The Kintore (site of) |
Peter Anderson, Church Officer Mr Turnbull, Session Clerk Mr Grandison |
002 | [Situation] W. [West] of Leith Chapel. This name applies to the site of ancient prison house, which stood at the entrance into South Leith Church. It was demolished in [--] along with King James's Hospital & the Old Grammar School. "The Old Grammar School and the Kintore, the ancient buildings we [were] both situated in the immediate vici [vicinity] of South Leith Church and on the [--] of the Kirkgate. The former [Old Grammar School] stood [at] the south West corner of the Church yard, and the [latter] [Kintore] being perforated by an arched passage formed the en [entrance] which led to the church from the street just named [Kirkgate] "The Kintore was a small prison-house in which the session were wont with the assistance of the bailie of St A [Anthony ?] to confine those whose immorality had brought them under its cognizance or whose contumacy had given offence to its members The bailie of St. Anthony was in former times a most important personage. He held court sometimes in the Session-house sometimes at Newhaven" etc. Campbells History of Leith Page 316 |
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Parish of South Leith
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 88 - Parishes of St Cuthberts and South Leith, OS1/11/88
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of St Cuthberts, 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.