King_James'_College,_Edinburgh_c.1647.JPG
Summary
Description King James' College, Edinburgh c.1647.JPG |
English:
The Tounis College of Edinburgh, founded by royal charter in 1582 and known as King James' College after 1617, was built in the grounds of the pre-Reformation Collegiate Church of St. Mary-of-the-Fields (Kirk o' Field). The main college buildings forming a double courtyard can be seen lower left, with the grounds extending eastwards towards the limit of the town wall. This image is annotated on its description page.
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Source | James Gordon of Rothiemay map of Edinburgh 1647 |
Author | James Gordon of Rothiemay |
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The Tounis College
High School (grammar school)
Curryhill (house of Sir James Skene), bought by the Incorporation of Surgeons c.1656
Potterow Port
Horse Wynd - the main route into the town from the south for horse and cart or coach
High School Wynd - the main approach taken by scholars to reach the grammar school
College Wynd - the main approach to the College for students living in the town
Robertson's Wynd
Cowgate - the main route for driving cattle through the town to the burgh muir, or from St. Cuthbert's meadows to pastures at St. Leonard's.
Toune Wall
Cowgate Port and St. Mary's Wynd Port
St. Mary of the Field (Kirk o' Field)
Back Raw, or "Thieves Raw"
Potterrow
The Pleasance
St. Mary's Wynd
Niddry's Wynd
Blackfriars' Wynd
High School Yards