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Edinburgh, Castlehill, General
General View
Site Name Edinburgh, Castlehill, General
Classification General View
Alternative Name(s) Castle Hill; Castle Hill Street; Blyth's Close; Duchess Of Gordon's House
Canmore ID 52253
Site Number NT27SE 227
NGR NT 25424 73518
NGR Description Centred NT 2542 7351
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52253
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 227 centred 2542 7351
Location formerly entered as NT 254 733.
NMRS Print Room
Castlehill
3 prints - view downhill towards the Church of Tolbooth St John
W Schomberg Scott Photograph Collection
Acc No 1997/39
EXTERNAL REFERENCE: HUNTLY HOUSE MUSEUM
2 framed drawings of elevation, by T Hamilton 1830
EXTERNAL REFERENCE: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND
Adv. MSS 34.8.1-3, Vol 1, Nos 9 & 11 Thomas Brown, advocate-2 watercolour sketches
See NMRS Collections SK/Ferg/10, Ferguson Sketch Book 10 for pencil sketch of gables and chimneys insc: 'Houses, Top of Castle Hill' and also sketch of gable of a house, insc: 'Sempill's Close Foot of "Castle Hill"' 'Houses in the Old Town. Edinburgh'.
Plans:
Castle Hill, Free Church Property
Dick, Peddie and MacKay, Edinburgh alts.
Attic 2, Bin 22, Bag 1 13 Young Street, 1887.
REFERENCE:
Sources: Dean of Guild. Bundle 1811 4.4.1811.
Pet. John Ross, Painter.
Castle Hill - the third above Milnes Court.
Minor alterations. New door.
Plan and elevation encl. Unsigned.
Souces: Dean of Guild 2.12.1813
Pet. David Anderson, merchant, Head of West Bow.
Castle Hill, south side, opposite city reservoir.
Improvements to property.
Plans and elevations, before and after.
Signed Thos. Brown.
