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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLYROOD PALACE on the Site of HOLYROOD ABBEY | Holyrood Palace Holyrood Palace Holyrood Palace Holyrood Palace Royal Palace of Holyrood house Palace of Holyrood House Holyrood-House Palace of Holyrood |
William Drummond Porter at the Palace The Keeper of the Queen's apartments P. O. [Post Office] Directory Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845 Maitlands Hist. [History] of Edinburgh Kirkwoods map Fullarton's Gazetteer Caledonian vol, [volume] 2 Page 617 |
[situation] at the Eastern extremity of Cannongate. A large &. handsome Stone building of the Grecian Style, Consisting of one Square The western Side or front is lower than the other Sides being only two Storeys high and flanKed by lofty double towers. The top of the front Side is adorned with a double balustrade. In the centre of this side is the principal entrance adorned on each side by two Doric Columns Supporting an entablature above which is a Cupola in form of an imperial crown. The interior Court yard is a quadrangle 94 feet square. The lower [continued on page 9] |
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[Page] 8Parish of Canongate
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 31OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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