Elaine, Gorgie Mains, situated to the East of Primrose Terrace, was so named around 1815, as a replacement for Gorgie Muir. The name Gorgie comes from 'Gor Gyn' or upper wedge, supposedly a reference to the tapering shape of the land between the river and the Craiglockart Hills. Grange Toll was originally a place to the North end of Mayfield Road, which is in the Liberton area, just to the East of Gorgie. Duncan, Dundee
...not to mention that Gorgie Road is the home of Hearts Football Club, or at least it was when I was a teenager attending home games. Are they still there? And do you think that teenage girls could attend football games on their own today? moira Duncan Smith wrote: >Elaine, > >Gorgie Mains, situated to the East of Primrose Terrace, was so named around 1815, as a replacement for Gorgie Muir. The name Gorgie comes from 'Gor Gyn' or upper wedge, supposedly a reference to the tapering shape of the land between the river and the Craiglockart Hills. > >Grange Toll was originally a place to the North end of Mayfield Road, which is in the Liberton area, just to the East of Gorgie. > >Duncan, Dundee > > > > >
I was born and brought up in Myrtle Terrace - the one just beside Primrose Terrace, and I never heard the name Gorgie Mains! It is good to learn something new about Edinburgh. However - I must correct you on the location of Liberton - it is far away from Gorgie. Liberton is over to the south side of the city - Gorgie is on the west side. Doreen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duncan Smith" <d.smith.1@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:34 PM Subject: [MLN] Re - Gorgiemain > Elaine, > > Gorgie Mains, situated to the East of Primrose Terrace, was so named > around 1815, as a replacement for Gorgie Muir. The name Gorgie comes from > 'Gor Gyn' or upper wedge, supposedly a reference to the tapering shape of > the land between the river and the Craiglockart Hills. > > Grange Toll was originally a place to the North end of Mayfield Road, > which is in the Liberton area, just to the East of Gorgie. > > Duncan, Dundee >