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1034:Canongate
1014:Blackford
965:Restalrig
950:Piershill
925:Magdalene
875:Brunstane
870:Broughton
855:Abbeyhill
832:Edinburgh
500:BACK GATE
495:Restalrig
473:Transport
445:Buildings
401:Restalrig
390:Edinburgh
386:Piershill
314:Ambulance
199:Piershill
163:Piershill
137:Piershill
126:Piershill
1591:Category
1539:Inveresk
1470:Newhaven
1425:Drumbrae
1357:Balgreen
1303:Saughton
1298:Roseburn
1293:Polwarth
1288:Parkhead
1238:Firrhill
1213:Colinton
1188:Bankhead
1178:Baberton
1154:West End
1139:The Inch
1124:Sciennes
1114:Old Town
1104:New Town
1079:Liberton
1044:Comiston
739:21 March
665:See also
558:(d.1901)
359:3°8′38″W
343:Scotland
319:Scottish
307:Scottish
295:Scotland
246:Scotland
207:Scotland
1500:Trinity
1450:Granton
1405:Cramond
1371:Boswall
1362:Barnton
1308:Shandon
1283:Oxgangs
1203:Chesser
1183:Balerno
1089:Moredun
940:Niddrie
920:Lochend
860:Bingham
659:Lochend
507:A1 road
416:persche
240:Country
82:scholar
1551:Pinkie
1475:Pilton
1430:Drylaw
1248:Gorgie
1218:Currie
1193:Bonaly
955:Pilrig
795:(1919)
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570:Beauty
491:London
409:Pierre
290:Police
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1380:Cammo
1228:Dalry
910:Leith
905:Joppa
682:Notes
649:with
413:Scots
89:JSTOR
75:books
763:2010
741:2019
701:ISBN
637:and
616:Two
485:The
429:and
302:Fire
280:0131
61:news
44:by
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