Platform 11
There was once a very special garden located where today folk arrive to, and leave from, Waverley Station, Edinburgh. This Physic garden sat at the east end of the Nor … Continue reading Platform 11
Tag: ordnance survey
Edinburgh’s Orphan Hospital
In 1727 Edinburgh merchant Andrew Gairdner, set up a charitable subscription to raise funds to build an orphan institution. The resulting Orphan Hospital, built between 1734 and 1781, below the … Continue reading Edinburgh’s Orphan Hospital
TEMPLE [of unknown origin]
Behind Cupar’s Bonnygate, by East Moat Hill, enclosed within a high wall, there is a forlorn, now unroofed, ‘TEMPLE’. This Category B listed building has survived from the mid-18th century. … Continue reading TEMPLE [of unknown origin]
Ghoul’s Den
In the original Ordnance Survey book for the parish of Kilmany, Fife, is the following entry: [situation] About 7/8 of a mile S.E. [South East] of the Village of Gauldry. … Continue reading Ghoul’s Den