OS1/11/103/5
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SANDY HOLE | Sandy Hole Sandy Hole |
Andrew Thomson John King |
[Situation] In the Water of Leith at the south side of Bells Mills. A pool in the Water of Leith near Bells Mills. In summertime resorted to by boys & other as a bathing place |
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BELL'S MILLS BRIDGE | Bells Mills Bridge Bells Mills Bridge |
Andrew Thomson John King |
[Situation] At the north side of Bells Mills. A stone bridge of one arch over the Water of Leith adjacent to Bells Mills & over which the Old Queensferry Road passes |
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BELL'S BRAES | Bells Braes Bells Braes |
Andrew Thomson John King |
[Situation] On the western side of the Water of Leith near the SE. [South East] side of Bells Mills. An irregular precipitous bank on the southern side of the Water of Leith. For brevity the name is generally used in the form "Bells Braes" without the word mills being added |
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[Page] 5Sheet 25
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18 - Sandy Hole
18 - Bell's Mills
17 - Bells Braes
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 33OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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