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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| SOMERVILLE COTTAGE | Somerville Cottage | Mr Fyfe J. Buchanan |
[Situation] E. [East] side of Leith Walk. A dwelling house on the [east] side of Leith Walk. it is [---] Stories high with ornamental ground in front and is [---] by Mr Blackhall. |
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| CATHERINE COTTAGE | Catherine Cottage | Mr Fyfe | [Situation] E. [East] side of Leith Walk. A neat dwelling house on the east side of Leith Walk 2 stories high and in the occupation of Dr [Doctor] Smith |
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| FERNIEHILL | Ferniehill | Mr Reid | [Situation] About 27 chains W. [West] from Free Ch. [Church] Pilrig Street. A cottage built dwelling erected about 4 years ago for the Trustees of Heriots [Hospital] whose property it is. it is occupd. [occupied] by Mr Reid Nursery |
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Parish of South Leith
Transcriber's notes
Somerville Cottage & Ferniehill - words lost in fold
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 21
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 92 - Parishes of South Leith and St Cuthberts, OS1/11/92
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of South Leith, 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.