Archaeology Notes

Event ID 714851

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT28SE 9 centred 297 824

NT28SE 297 824. The graves of many Russian seamen, who were buried on Inchkeith when a plague was on board their fleet in Leith Roads, were long visible.

J Grant 1882.

In 1497, to prevent the spread of a contagious disease known as 'Grandgore' or 'French Pox', in Edinburgh people suffering from it were placed on Inchkeith. Again, in 1580, plague victims were on Inchkeith.

J C Irons 1901.