John, Thank you for the information on Gavinsland. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John Stevenson Sent: Monday, 2 April 2007 8:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] GAVINSLAND SNIP BACKWALL, BRISTASORT?/BRISTOSSORT? Parish of CANONGATE, GAVINSLAND, 1st Story. His occupation was a Tobacconist. (Ref OPR Marriages Canongate) I have unsuccessfully used search engines to locate this address and would really appreciate any assistance. Good morning Barbara It is BACK OF THE WALL Also known as THIEVES WALL or THIEF'S WALL. It was a path which up to 1793 ran outside the FLODDEN WALL ( supposedly since C 1512 ),and lay approx where DRUMMOND STREET is now BRISTOPORT This is the latter day name for what was, up to c1742 , GREYFRIARS or SOCIETY PORT GAVINSLAND. Close to what was BRISTO STREET . Was not an "official" street name only being used by the locals ., possibly after an owner or local merchant etc i.e. near where I live there is a Victorian tenement which has always been known , in my lifetime at least , as " THE BLACK FLATS " after the man who supposedly built them and because they are built of very dark stone . Very roughly you are speaking of an area on a line between DRUMMOND STREET and GEORGE SQUARE Plenty old maps to be found on the Net Regards John ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message