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Edinburgh, Davidson's Mains, Quality Street
Loopholed Wall(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Davidson's Mains, Quality Street
Classification Loopholed Wall(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Edinburgh Defence Scheme
Canmore ID 121765
Site Number NT27NW 52
NGR NT 20671 75147
NGR Description NT 20671 75147 and NT 20613 75208
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/121765
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27NW 52 20671 75147 and 20613 75208
On the NE side of the main road junction at the S end of Quality Street, Davidson's Mains are two pairs of concrete loopholes set into the stone wall.
J A Guy 1997; NMRS MS 810/5, 105-6
Other WW II loopholed walls in the area are found under RCAHMS numbers NT17NE 228 and NT17NE 229 NT27NW 589 and NT27NW 590.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), October 2009
