South Queensferry, 1 - 2 Bell Stane
House (19th Century)
Site Name South Queensferry, 1 - 2 Bell Stane
Classification House (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 1 Harbour Lane, Covenanters Lane
Canmore ID 50517
Site Number NT17NW 142
NGR NT 12922 78427
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/50517
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Dalmeny
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County West Lothian
NT17NW 142 12927 78408.
This is a three storey stone building. The ground floor consists of empty shop premises.
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 25th February 1996..
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (8 October 2002)
Carved stone, set into wall of house, decorated with an owl
The Bell Stane was probably a stone near the Mercat Cross on which the hand bell was set (rung to herald the opening of the weekly market or annual fair). At a later date the "Bell Stane" was applied to the locality. (1.)
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : In inscribed numbers : 1879
Signatures : None
Design period : 1879
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1154)
