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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT EDGAR | Port Edgar Port Edgar Port Edgar |
James Dundas Esqr. Dundas Castle Peter Cram Grocer South Queensferry Forrest's Co. [County] map |
002 | [Situation] About ½ mile WNW [West North West] of the burgh of Queensferry A middling sized freestone pier in very good repair. It was erected in 1810. by the Queensferry Passage Trustees at the expense of £4763.13.10. and is 378 feet in length. The ledge of rocks on which the pier is built was naturaly suited for a landing place, and to the circumsta [circumstance] of Edgar Aitheling (heir to the confessor) landing there it owes its name. On the 15th August 1822 King George IV embarked there after paying a visit to the Earl of Hopetoun. On the 1st Oct 1823 were landed from his majesty's sloop of war Brisk, from France the corpse of the Earl. |
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[page] 12Parish of Dalmeny -- Sheet II [2] -- Plan 16 -- Trace 2
[Faint note] -- Supposed Landing Place of Prince Edgar of Atheling (1066)
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