October 29, 2023January 31, 2024 threadinburgh The thread about Kaimes; what the name means and how the “magnificent madness” of a Victorian gun collector links it to Leith, Corstorphine and Peeblesshire
August 2, 2023January 30, 2024 threadinburgh The thread about Wardie Bay. Or is it the thread about Granton Beach? Which is right?
July 12, 2023January 31, 2024 threadinburgh The thread about the street names of Duddingston and how nearly all of them can be traced back to a single aristocratic family
December 2, 2022January 31, 2024 threadinburgh The thread about a Christmas-themed A to Z of Edinburgh and Leith place names
October 14, 2022February 2, 2024 threadinburgh The thread about Gorgie, Dalry and the bits in-between; place names, history and an infamous murderer
September 30, 2022February 2, 2024 threadinburgh The thread about some history of Portobello, the town that bricks built, and why it has a “King’s Road”
September 15, 2022February 5, 2024 threadinburgh The thread about Sciennes; how you pronounce it, where the name comes from and its important moment in Scottish literary history
September 8, 2022February 5, 2024 threadinburgh The thread about the islands of the Firth of Forth and what some of their names mean
September 8, 2022February 5, 2024 threadinburgh The thread about the dark and bloody history of the Quarryholes; battles, treachery, murder, witchcraft and execution
September 6, 2022February 6, 2024 threadinburgh The thread about the de Lestalrics and the early history of Restalrig