OS1/11/105/29
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| INNER BARRIER [Edinburgh Castle] | Inner Barrier Inner Barrier Inner Barrier |
Robert McKerlie Ordnance Store Keeper Robert McKelshinder |
[Situation] At the E. [East] side of The Castle. The second gate on the entrance leading to The Castle, about the end of the last century the gate and arch over it, was taKen away but still the place is Known by the above name. |
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| OUTER BARRIER [Edinburgh Castle] | Outer Barrier Outer Barrier |
Robert McKerlie Ordce [Ordnance] Store Keeper Robert McKelshinder |
[Situation] At the E. [East] side of The Castle. A close and covered Gate in the outer fortification of The Castle, it is placed immediately inside the Draw Bridge, at which a guard is kept constantly. |
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| PRISON CELLS [Edinburgh Castle] | Prison Cells | R McKelshiner Master Gunner | [Situation] In the South side of The Castle. This is the prison of the garrison for the confinement and punishment of offenders. |
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 29Parish of Canongate (Detached)
Inner Barrier [note] not an antiquity o.m.o. [ordnance mapping office]
Outer Barrier [note] Captain McKerlie States that this gate was formed when
the Castle became a place of refuge, but in Charles 2nds
reign it and the Ditch were modernized or a little changed
in appearance.
Prison Cells [note] ? Prison only
The cells ae part of the prison
o,m,o [ordnance mapping office]
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