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Edinburgh, Swanston Village, General

Village (18th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, Swanston Village, General

Classification Village (18th Century)

Canmore ID 139585

Site Number NT26NW 90

NGR NT 24032 67343

NGR Description Centred NT 2403 6734

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/139585

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Oblique aerial view of Swanston Village, looking to the NE.
Oblique aerial view of Swanston Village, looking to the NE.Oblique aerial view of Swanston Village, looking to the NW.Oblique aerial view of Swanston Village, looking to the N.General view of Swanston Village, looking east.General view of Swanston Village, looking north north west.Oblique aerial view of Lothianburn and Swanston Golf Courses and Swanston Village, looking to the SW.Oblique aerial view of Swanston Village, looking to the W.General view of Swanston Village, looking east.Swanston.
View of village and Pentland hills beyond from approach road.General view of Swanston Village, looking west north west.Oblique aerial view of Lothianburn and Swanston Golf Courses and Swanston Village, looking to the W.Oblique aerial view of Swanston Village, looking to the N.General view of Swanston Village, looking west.Postcard view from N of men and horses returning to village with Pentland Hills in backgroundView of men and horses ploughing the fields to the North, Swantson Village, Edinburgh
Titled: 'At the Foot of the Pentlands' 'James Patrick'
Note of back of photograph: 'Swanston Village'.
Oblique aerial view of Lothianburn and Swanston Golf Courses and Swanston Village, looking to the SSW.Swanston.
View of village and Pentland hills beyond from approach road.Swanston.
View of village and Pentland hills beyond from approach road.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Archaeology Notes

NT26NW 90 centred 2403 6734

Architecture Notes

NMRS REFERENCE:

PLANS:

Dick Peddie & MacKay, Edinburgh new

Attic 2, Bin 7, Bag 3 Leslie G Thomson 1937

REFERENCE:

Scottish National Portrait Gallery:

S.M.T. Magazine November 1950 - Copy held in S.N.P.G.

National Library:

MSS 324 - Sketches by J. Nasmyth (dated 1824)

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