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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLHOUSE TOWER (Ruins of) | Wellhouse Tower (Ruins of) Wellhouse Tower (Ruins of) Wellhouse Tower (Ruins of) Wellhouse Tower (Ruins of) |
Mr Brown Gardener Peter Thomson Gardener Pollocks Guide Maitlands History of Edinburgh |
[Situation] In Princes Street Gardens at the NE side of The Castle The ruins of an old Tower [---] small fortification which [is] believed to have been [used] to defend or guard [the] passage across the [North] Loch when that laKe [existed] |
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[Page] 10Parish of Canongate Detached
"The first wall began at the north eastern part of the rocK whereon the castle of Edinburgh is situate
where for its better defence was erected a strong stonern tower denominated the Wellhouse Tower from its
vicinity to a well and not as it is commonly and corruptly called Wallace's Tower. This Edifice the ruins
whereof are still to be seen was entered on the inside of the wall by two doors which led to the first &. second
Stories; the exterior parts of this fortress, regarding the west and northwest of a circular form were perforated
with narrow lights and Loop holes for defence as were the flat sides of the said tower regarding the north
& south with small apertures both for ligth and resistance. The small half moon halfmoon between the end
of the wall and the tower; seems to have been added since the erection of the said wall and tower
to the westward at the distance of about 80 yards seems to have been an outwork by
the remains of a strong stonern wall adjoining to the Castle Rock."
Maitland's History of Edinburgh
Page 138
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Words lost in foldThis Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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