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| Site of TOWN WALL | Continued from page [27] Bastions, one at each angle, The first of these called Ramsays Fort, was, situated a little north of the foot of Bernard street, opposite to the King's Wark, From this place it took a South easterly direction to the Exchange buildings, where stood the second Bastion, about the junction of Assembly Street, and Constitution Street, latterly the Bastion took the shape of a mound to which persons, used to repair, for an extensive view it was removed previous to the erection of the Exchange buildings, From here the wall continued a South-west direction passing by a bend in Constitution Street, on the East side, and running nearly paralel to the Street, forming a long Battery called the eastern fortification; nearly opposite to CoalfieldLane, (Where it joines Constitution Street) here the trace of the Wall, was pointed out to me, by Mr Mason (Grocer KirKgate) who came on the site of it, when sinking for the foundation of houses, the rampart still continued in the same direction, to near the South-west Corner of Morton Street, where stood the third Bastion, or about 330 feet north east of South Leith Church From this point, the wall proceeded in a South westerly or nearly westerly course, across the head of the KirKgate, where was placed if not the only Gate, the most principal one in the fortifications, A little beyond this Gate stood the fourth Bastion, which has been determined by measurements and excavations by Doctor Robertson, who has published a plan of the fortifications, [continued on page 29] |
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[Page] 28Parish of South Leith
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 16OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
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