OS1/11/105/27 | ScotlandsPlaces

List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
THE OLD BARRACKS [Edinburgh Castle]	The Old Barracks The Old Barracks	Robert Kelshinder Master Gunner Map of the Castle		[Situation] Comprising the eastern part of The Castle. This name applies to all the buildings in the eastern part of The Castle the principal part is a considerable pile of building Surrounding a court which is usually called the Palace Yard. The houses are 2 to 4 storeys high. The south side of the square of building is used as an hospital but was formerly the great Hall of the palace and was occasionally occupied by the Scottish Parliament when the court resided in the Castle. On the E. [East] side of the square is the Canteen part of this building is also the Crown Room. The date 1566 is on a tablet above the entrance to the Crown Room. The other part of the buildings in the square are occupied as Soldiers Barracks.

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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056

[Page] 27
Parish of Canongate (Detached)

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