yes I have heard of the Battle of Bannockburn, I just thought perhaps there was particular thing going on. I know there was trouble in Tudor/Stuart times, but not too knowledgeable generally on Scottish history Liz >From: "Eleanor Robertson" <eleanor.robertson@blueyonder.co.uk> >Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh >Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:43:52 -0000 > >In those days there was always fighting have you never heard of the Battle >of Bannockburn > >-----Original Message----- >From: Liz Parkinson [mailto:parkinsonliz@hotmail.com] >Sent: 21 March 2005 15:47 >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh > >excuse my ignorance of Scottish hoistory - what invasion > >Liz > > >From: "Eleanor Robertson" <eleanor.robertson@blueyonder.co.uk> > >Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com > >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh > >Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:15:59 -0000 > > > >Think of the Royal Mile as the spine of a fish. > >Building was done on either side and down the closes. > >People only lived in the High Street so they needed as many houses as > >possible that is why the houses were built so high. > >Once you get to the Canongate things change as that was out side the city > >walls. They then built houses with more space between them, but this was > >not > >popular at the time as people were afraid to live out side the gates for > >fear of the invasion mainly. > >Hope you understand this. > >Regards > >Eleanor > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: gordon crooks [mailto:glcrooks@bcpl.net] > >Sent: 21 March 2005 15:04 > >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh > > > >Eleanor: I had figured that much out, but what really interests me is why > >they were made in the first place, some appear to be architeckial gems >and > >what prompted them to be build behind existing buildings or to have > >buildings built in front of them. > > > > Gordon > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Eleanor Robertson" <eleanor.robertson@blueyonder.co.uk> > >To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 10:56 AM > >Subject: RE: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh > > > > > > > Close means a closed ending there is only one way out it is the same >way > > > as > > > you came in. > > > Hope this helps > > > Regards > > > Eleanor > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: gordon crooks [mailto:glcrooks@bcpl.net] > > > Sent: 21 March 2005 12:21 > > > To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [MLN] The Close's of Edinburgh > > > > > > Can anyone explain the reason for building "Close's" in the first > >place, > > > shortage of flat land or what? > > > > > > Gordon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >