History of Leith, Edinburgh

Plan of Nave 478 seats

Plan of Gallery 414 seats

This article was written for the 150th anniversity of St Thomas-Junction Road Church and shows their commitment to not only only their Parish, but to the Town of Leith, and to the openess and the inclusiveness of the Christian faith. Welcoming everyone of faith and doubt. It is a wonderful inheritance and an example to all. (more…)

If Leith is about anything it is about the Sea and Ships. Leith has been a port for well over two thousand years. It is the port which has shaped its history and will its future destiny. Here are some views of the harbour from its past

Leith Pier and harbour 1798 (more…)

This execution notice begins: ‘correct and Particular Account of the Execution of CHARLES McEWEN, commonly called “The Cock of the North”, who was Hanged on Wednesday the 7th April 1824, for the Barbarous Murder of Margaret Mooney, in October last, on a Moor in Aberdeenshire ; and his Body given to dissection, with his Behaviour at the Place of Execution.’ This sheet was published in Edinburgh on the 7th April 1824 by Alexander Turnbull. for more click here

At the foot of the [West] Bow, and on the west side chiefly, were a few old tenements, that, in consequence of being built upon ground which had originally belonged to the Knights of the Temple, were styled Templar Lands, and were distinguished by having iron crosses on their fronts and gables. (more…)

Archaeology is the study of the human past, through the physical traces left behind in the landscape. It includes objects used in everyday life, for more click here

Free download of archaeological reports. Published by The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, in association with The Council for British Archaeology. for more click here

Directory of Royal Genealogical Data. for more click here

Various articles and accounts of pre-historic Scotland, Romans in Scotland, the Picts, Vikings, Battles, Mary Stuart, Monastic sites, Fortifications, medieval architecture and beyond. for more click here

They are names that evoke Scotland’s rich and bloody heritage: Culloden and Bannockburn, Stirling Bridge and Prestonpans.

Now moves are being made for the first time to specifically protect the country’s many historic battlefields. for more click here