May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Pennybap Stane, an enchanted rock on the Seafield foreshore that is used to summon the bogle “Shellycoat”

November 24, 2022November 25, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Leith Fort; why and where it was built, what it was armed with and why it soon had to be abandoned as a defensive position

November 9, 2022January 10, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about William Roy’s “Great Map” of Scotland and what details we can see of mid-18th century Leith on it

November 9, 2022November 12, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about early churchgoing in Newhaven and when the Free Fishermen challenged the authority of the Kirk for the right to look after their own