OS1/11/106/163
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JOHN'S CROSS (Site of) | St John's Cross Site of St John's Cross Site of St John's Cross Site of St John's Cross Site of |
Mr. Leslie Collector of rates P. Dewar Canongate Lectures on the Christian Antiquities of Edinburgh Maitlands History of Edinburgh |
002 | [Situation] About 1 Chain Westwards from North Entrance of St. Johns Street This is the Site of an ancient Cross & is a point in the western boundary of the parish Canongate A circle of Stones in the pavement intersected by a cross made also by an arrangement in the paving Stones marks the Site but the cross has been long since removed |
Continued entries/extra info
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G. [German] Text
[Note]
"A little higher in the Said Street or Canongate antiently Stood another cross called St.
"John's cross: which being likewise taken down to free the Street from incumbrance a cross
"is laid in the pavement in the middle of the Street which Serves as a boundary to the Trinity
"Church parish and that of the Canongate."
Maitlands History of Edinburgh Page 156
" A circle of Stones intersected by a cross may be seen in the pavement opposite to the entrance
"of St. John's Close where St. John's Cross used to Stand."
Lectures on the Christian antiquities of
Edinburgh by a member of
the Holy Guild
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Douglas Montgomery
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