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December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the Second Day of Christmas; a Leith Dovecot connection

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

October 27, 2022December 1, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the East Foul Burn; the long forgotten rivulet of East Edinburgh which carried away most of the sewage of the Old Town, turning it to an industriously productive use on its way

September 29, 2022November 12, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the ever growing and changing boundaries of Edinburgh over the last 600 years and some local burghs you perhaps never knew existed

September 21, 2022January 23, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about Hawkhill (the hill that isn’t there) and Hawkhill House (the house that isn’t there) and the marvellous things that once went on there

September 16, 2022September 18, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the lost opportunity to create a “High Line” through Leith, 30 years before New York did it

September 16, 2022December 16, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Lochend Loch, why it is named after itself and why the Council tried to fill it in but found that they couldn’t

September 16, 2022December 7, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Jock’s Lodge, how it got its name and who “Jock” was (or was not)

September 13, 2022October 22, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Marionville, the house that thread built and one time home to the unfortunate “Fortunate Duellist”

September 6, 2022November 12, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the de Lestalrics and yet more early history of Restalrig and the Logans

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