History of Leith, Edinburgh

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John Jackson owned property in the close, Prot. J. W.2, 3/8/1751. Robert Jackson of Loch-houses owned property close by, between the two Fleshmarket gates, Prot. W.F.8, 30/10/1758. John Jackson acquired a tenement in Jackson’s Close from Edward Dougal, which was inherited by his son John, and later by his grandson, also John, who acquired additional property there, Prot. W.F. 7, 3/7/1755. A tenement on the west side of the close, owned formerly by John Jackson, was owned later by his children, Mr. John, Rachel, jannet, Hellen, and Elizabeth, Prot. W.F.1, 13/8/1746, and a family of Jacksons, two sisters and a brother, sold some property at the head of the close to the town in 1893.

Edited from the notes compiled by Sidney Cramer January 1963 and held at South Leith Parish Church.
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The West Port is a street in Edinburgh’s Old Town, Scotland, located just south of the Edinburgh Castle. It runs from Main Point (the junction of Bread Street, Lauriston Street, East Fountainbridge and High Riggs) down to the south west corner of the Grassmarket. Its name derives from the fact it led to the West Port, which was the only westwards exit from the city when the city walls stood,[1] allowing one to pass through the Flodden Wall. The port (gate) itself was demolished in 1786. for more click here

The Flodden Wall was a defensive structure built around the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, after the disastrous Battle of Flodden (1513), in which King James IV was killed. The construction was a response to threatened English invasion after a war started by James in support of the French and the Auld Alliance. for more click here

The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field was fought in the county of Northumberland, in northern England on September 9, 1513, between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. It ended in a victory for the English and a bloody defeat for the Scots and was the largest battle (in terms of numbers) fought between the two nations. for more click here

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The West Port as it was in 1851-

Name: Lancefield, Alfred, fl. 1843-1855
Title: Johnston’s plan of Edinburgh & Leith.
Imprint: Edinburgh : W. & A. K. Johnston, 1851.
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Name: Lancefield, Alfred, fl. 1843-1855
Title: Johnston’s plan of Edinburgh & Leith.
Imprint: Edinburgh : W. & A. K. Johnston, 1851.
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Name: Lancefield, Alfred, fl. 1843-1855
Title: Johnston’s plan of Edinburgh & Leith.
Imprint: Edinburgh : W. & A. K. Johnston, 1851.
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Name: Lancefield, Alfred, fl. 1843-1855
Title: Johnston’s plan of Edinburgh & Leith.
Imprint: Edinburgh : W. & A. K. Johnston, 1851.
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