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Canongate, a large and ancient suburb of Edinburgh, comprising all the eastern part of the Old Town, and possessing, till 1856, the jurisdiction of a burgh of regality- See Edinburgh, and Jn. Mackay's History of the Burgh of Canongate (Edinb- 1879).
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a large and ancient suburb of Edinburgh" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Midlothian County |
| Place: | Canongate |
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