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Barnton House c.1870. Barnton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Sabhail) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city, between Cramond and Corstorphine Hill and west of Davidsons Mains. Part of the area was traditionally known as "Cramond Muir" in reference to Cramond to the north. [1]
Davidson's Mains is a former village and now a district in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] It is adjacent to the districts of Barnton, Cramond, Silverknowes, Blackhall and Corbiehill/House O'Hill. It was absorbed into Edinburgh as part of the boundary changes in 1920 and is part of the EH4 postcode area.
This is a list of kingdoms and royal dynasties, organized by geographic region. Note: many countries have had multiple dynasties over the course of recorded history. This is not a comprehensively exhaustive list and may require further additions or historical verification.
It is speculated an informal society of "Burgess" golfers may have met at Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh before the 1735 date stated as the origin of the society. The links had been cleared of oak forest and gifted to the city, probably starting with David I, for the prescriptive use of the people of Edinburgh. The game of golf is thought to ...
The practice of members of the Canadian Royal Family giving their patronage to Canadian organizations stems from that which started in the United Kingdom in pre-industrial times, when all development of the sciences and arts were under the direct control of the monarch and exercised by the foundation of colleges that today form the basis of modern universities.
The Princess Royal Ontario: Toronto: To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair: 1989: 3/12 – 3/15 The Duke of Edinburgh Ontario: Toronto: Duke of Edinburgh's Award: 3/21 – 3/22 The Duke of Edinburgh Newfoundland: St. John's To present awards at Government House: 5/16 – 5/17 The Duke of Edinburgh British Columbia: Victoria
The "Royal Mile" is a name coined in the early 20th century for the main street of the Old Town which runs on a downwards slope from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace and the ruined Holyrood Abbey. Narrow closes (alleyways), often no more than a few feet wide, lead steeply downhill to both north and south of the main spine which runs west to ...
Edinburgh, showing Arthur's Seat, one of the earliest known sites of human habitation in the area. While the area around modern-day Edinburgh has been inhabited for thousands of years, [1] the history of Edinburgh as a definite settlement can be traced to the early Middle Ages when a hillfort was established in the area, most likely on the Castle Rock.