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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
COWGATE Cowgate
Cowgate
Corner TicKets
Post Office Directory
[Situation] Running Westerly fr. [from] the junction of St. Marys Wynd & Pleasance
A long street [extending from] the Grass Market to [---] Back of Canongate. It [---] nearly parallel to High [---] and extends along the [---] of a slight valley or [---] which is formed on the [---] by the ridge of ground on [---] High Street is situated [---] South side by a ridge on [---] most of the southern suburb is [---] The houses are apparently old, [irregu[lar] & many of them in indifferent repair as the old houses are becoming ruinous [---] class of houses are lately built in their [---] this leaves some admixture of [tolerable] houses but in general the lowness of the [---] serves to increase narrow dirty closes [---] each side. The lower stories of the houses by all occupied as brokers shops in which [---] of old furniture may be seen there are also public houses & provision shops. The inhabitants are [---] Irish, labourers & Mechanics

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Parish of the City of Edinburgh

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

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