Edinburgh, 119, 121 And 123 Cowgate, Scott's Close
Tenement (18th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 119, 121 And 123 Cowgate, Scott's Close
Classification Tenement (18th Century)
Canmore ID 120919
Site Number NT27SE 1721
NGR NT 25764 73432
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/120919
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Scott's or Scot's Close is recorded in 1707 and shown on Edgar 1742. It was evidently named for Thomas Scott, listed in 1635 as an occupier owning a dyeworks and well, who may have been the Thomas Scott, burgess and brewer, mentioned in titles of 1707 as a former owner, along with Charles Scott of Bavelaw, of the "Moffat Well" brewery in the close. (from Stuart Harris, "Place Names of Edinburgh", 1996, page 558)
