Edinburgh, High Street, Tron
Tron (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, High Street, Tron
Classification Tron (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 52464
Site Number NT27SE 416
NGR NT 25930 73645
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52464
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 416 259 736
The salt tron stood in the centre of the High Street, not far from the Tron Church. A view of 1573 shows it as a pillar mounted on steps, with a beam and scales attached to it.
D Wilson 1873; A T Simpson, S Stevenson and N Holmes 1981.