- Though the fortunes of Leith and Edinburgh had been inextricably linked for centuries, Leith had been an independent burgh with its own town council since 1833.
- 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...
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- Title: Report on the Burgh of Leith [contd.] Imprint: [London : House of Commons, 1832]. Shelfmark ... View accompanying map of Leith.
- In 1881, the City of Edinburgh and the Burgh of Leith were separate towns in the County of Edinburgh, now known as Midlothian.
- The boundaries established in 1832 followed a review of burgh boundaries throughout Scotland, which was put into law by the Great Reform Act.
- This particular one, bearing the Leith burgh arms, was erected in the 1990s.
- Since the Burgh of Leith officially merged with the City of Edinburgh in 1920, Leith has staunchly continued to maintain its own individual character.
- Cockburns of Leith is a modern wine shopping experience from Scotland's Oldest Wine Merchant, and Decanter's Best Scottish Wine Shop 2023.