Kelso, Coal Market
Market (Period Unknown)
Site Name Kelso, Coal Market
Classification Market (Period Unknown)
Alternative Name(s) Simon Square
Canmore ID 96064
Site Number NT73SW 204
NGR NT 7294 3404
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/96064
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Kelso
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
Coalmarket lies at the heart of modern Kelso, and like many other streets and lanes in the town, its name hints at its origins, although John Wood's 1823 'Plan of the Town of Kelso' notes the square as 'Cattle or Coal Market'. Most of the buildings here date from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the result of the rebuilding which followed the 1645 and 1742 fires that destroyed much of Kelso's centre.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
Note (11 June 2021)
According to the OS Name Book, a coal market was held at this location every Friday. It was also the location of a cattle market but was commonly known as the 'Coal Market'.
Information from HES Survey and Recording (LMcC) 11 June 2021
Source: Name Book 1860
