History of Leith, Edinburgh

Among the National Library of Scotland’s greatest treasures are the earliest surviving detailed maps of Scotland, made by Timothy Pont over 400 years ago, in the 1580s and 1590s. for more click here

The areas shaded on this map are the remains of the walls of Leith. The Western wall was removed after the Siege of 1560. Map 1816?

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Armstrong, Andrew, 1700-1794
Armstrong, Mostyn, fl. 1769-1791
Title: Map of the three Lothians.
Imprint: [Edinburgh] : s.n., 1773.
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Armstrong, Andrew, 1700-1794
Armstrong, Mostyn, fl. 1769-1791
Title: Map of the three Lothians.
Imprint: [Edinburgh] : s.n., 1773.
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The paper presents a review of our understanding of the siege and fortifications of Leith in light of study of the 1560 map of the siege. for more click here

This Timeline contains over 700 precisely dated events from Scottish history of the last 2,000 years. for more click here

Travel from Neolithic times up to the last hundred years with this landmark site – an authoritative review of the events and people that created the Scotland we have today. for more click here