South Side of High Riggs or Cowfeeder Row, Tollcross

Category

Library Item

Item no

18161

Title

South side of High Riggs or Cowfeeder Row, Tollcross

Artist / maker

Smith, John

Date

1927

Size

7.0 x 11.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This is a photograph from the book 'Origin, nomenclature and location of various houses and streets in Edinburgh'.

The name Highriggs is first recorded in 1387 and derives from long strips of arable land which would have been on the medieval estate on this ridge of land outside the city. It was formally named High Riggs for the purpose of postal address from about 1830 and was one of the leading roads over the centuries leading to the West Port.

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Transport > Infrastructure > Pavements

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