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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| TOLBOOTH STREET | Tolbooth Street Tolbooth Street Tolbooth Street |
Henry Beveridg Esqr. Name at Corner Mr. Drysdale (Town Clerk) Mr. James Birrell |
[situation] Branching East of High Street. A short street leading off the SE [Southeast] side of High Street & extending to the shore of the Forth. |
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| HAWKHEAD'S CLOSE | Hawkhead's Close Hawkhead's Close Hawkhead's Close |
Henry Beveridge Esqr. Mr. Drysdale Mr. James Birrell |
[situation] Branching East from High Street. A narrow passage leading from the SE [Southeast] side of High Street to the shore of the Forth. The celebrated Dr. Adam Smith was born in a house which formerly stood between the building which is now the Bank of Scotland & the N. [North] Western extremity of the close. |
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| Site of CROSS | Cross (site of) Cross (site of) Cross (site of) Cross (site of) Cross (site of) |
Mr. Tosh (writer) Mr. Drysdale Mr. Gibson (writer) Mr. John Duff New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
[situation] In High Street. The site of an ancient Cross at which a market was formerly held. Some stone steps which formed he base of the cross were standing within the memory of one of the authorities quoted (Mr. Tosh) & were removed about the year 1790 & not in the early part of the last century as stated in the New Statl. [Statistical] Account. |
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