- Discover the history of Leith, once an independent burgh, first mentioned in Holyrood Abbey’s foundation charter granted by King David I in 1128.
- The Burgh of Leith being like other burghs in Scotland entitled to redeem its land tax made certain payments with that object.
- Trinity House of Leith. ... Type: Suburb with 50,000 residents. Description: district and former municipal burgh in Scotland. Categories: town, burgh and locality.
- In 1827 Leith became a Burgh as Edinburgh was, this lasted for a short time as in 1920 Edinburgh took over.
- The seal of the burgh of Leith, which can be found on lampposts and buildings around the area.
- Alexander Henry Leith, 5th Lord Burgh was born on 27 July 1866.1 He was the son of General Robert William Disney Leith of Glenkindie and Westhall and...
- Ferry Road (then called Queensferry Road) was used as one of the boundaries of Leith, but other ... Leith boundary map showing the whole of the Burgh of Leith.
- The criteria for award of the medal appears to be only 'Volunteers', who were ordinarily civilian residents of Leith, and who had enrolled / enlisted during the...
- The last meeting of the Burgh of Leith Councillors took place in the council chambers as they had been since the creation of the Burgh of Leith Council in 1833.