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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
Site of CITADEL (17th Century) on the Site of St Nicholas's Hospital, Chapel and Graveyard Citadel [Site of]
Citadel [Site of]
Citadel [Site of]
Citadel [Site of]
Citadel [Site of]
Mr Fairgrieve Citadel
Mr J Ross Citadel
History of Leith
Maitland's Hist [History] of Edinburgh
Fullarton's Gazeteer of Scotland
[Situation] About 22 chs [chains] in an Easterly direction from N. [North] Leith Chh [Church].
This fort occupied the Site of the place called "Citadel" and extends over an area of about 4 English Acres. For Description See the description of "Citadel".
Site of ST NICHOLAS'S HOSPITAL, CHAPEL AND GRAVE YARD St Nicholas's Chapel and Burying Ground
St Nicholas's Chapel and Burying Ground
St Nicholas's Chapel & Hospital
History of Leith
Maiyland's History of Edinburgh
Fullarton's Gazeteer vol. 2 p.235
[Situation] About 22 chs [chains] in an Easterly direction from N. [North] Leith Church.
This Chapel with its hospital and burying ground stood where the Citadel now stands and was removed to make way for the fort Constructed by Gen [General] Monk in 1656.

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Parish of North Leith

"On the ground on which Monk had fixed as the site of his fortifications,
tood the ancient Chapel & Burying Ground".
Campbell's Hist. [History] of Leith Page 339

See Maitland's Hist. [History] of Edinburgh
Page 49.

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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 12
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056

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