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Human settlement in Scotland
Gilmerton
Scottish Gaelic: Baile GhilleMhoire
Gilmerton Post Office
Gilmerton
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
Gilmerton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile GhilleMhoire, IPA:[ˈpaləˈʝiːʎəˈvɔɾʲə]) is a suburb of Edinburgh, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of the city centre.
The toponym "Gilmerton" is derived from a combination of Scottish Gaelic: Gille-Moire– a personal name and later surname meaning "Servant of [the Virgin] Mary", from which comes the first element, "Gilmer", – and Old English: ton meaning "settlement" or "farmstead". Versions of the name are recorded from the middle of the 12th century.[1]
Below its centre is a series of shallow linked caves collectively called Gilmerton Cove. Traditionally these were attributed to the work of a local blacksmith, George Paterson (d.1735), who began work in 1720 and completed excavations in 1724 occupying these caves under his house and smiddy for eleven years. Paterson's name is inscribed on the lintel at the entrance.[2]
^Harris, Stuart (2002). The Place Names of Edinburgh.
Gilmerton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile GhilleMhoire, IPA:[ˈpaləˈʝiːʎəˈvɔɾʲə]) is a suburb of Edinburgh, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of the city centre...
Gilmerton Cove is a series of underground passageways and chambers hand-carved from sandstone located beneath the streets of Gilmerton, an ex-mining village...
The Gilmerton Bridge, originally a twin bascule drawbridge, is now a vertical-lift bridge which spans the Southern Branch Elizabeth River in the City...
west on the A720. Just shortly after the Gilmerton junction, comes the Lasswade junction. Like the Gilmerton junction, this junction offers only connections...
Gilmerton railway station served the suburb of Gilmerton, historically in Edinburghshire and Midlothian, Scotland, from 1874 to 1959 on the Edinburgh,...
first Baronet of the 1873 creation (see below). The Kinloch Baronetcy, of Gilmerton in the County of Haddington, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia...
bordering Alnwickhill and Kaimes to the west, Liberton to the north, Gilmerton to the east and Southhouse to the south. Although fairly small in territory...
Avenue in ref. Listed as Hutchison/Slateford in ref. Listed as Hyvots and Gilmerton in ref. Listed as Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road in ref. Listed...
in Liberton, in the south of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is located on Gilmerton Road. The school roll for the 2022–23 academic year was 846. Liberton...
in Edinburgh, Scotland, Paton grew up in the south-eastern suburb of Gilmerton, Edinburgh, where he attended Liberton High School. At the age of 11 he...
to the plantation owner's sister by relatives at the family estate of Gilmerton House in Scotland, and originally developed for exercise purposes. Alessa...
lodged with Mary Burton, the aunt of a friend, at Liberton Bank House on Gilmerton Road, while studying at Newington Academy. In 1867, the family came together...
summer of 1797 and, encouraged by friends, began as a lay preacher in Gilmerton south of Edinburgh. In about 1796 he became acquainted with the celebrated...
was born to George Gilmer and Elizabeth Anderson Hudson at their farm, "Gilmerton", in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was taught by private tutors and his...
Abbey School and Trinity College, Oxford. In 2003 he was living at 336a Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh. On 1 February 2005 he succeeded as Marquess of Tweeddale...
south-east through Gilmerton, a suburb of Edinburgh. This part is known as Gilmerton Road and has a 30 mph speed limit. At the edge of Gilmerton, the road becomes...
was won by the SNP's Ethan Young. ††††††† On 30 July 2020, SNP Liberton/Gilmerton councillor Derek Howie resigned from the SNP Group to become an Independent...
"Ward 16 Liberton/Gilmerton Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023. "Ward 16 Liberton/Gilmerton Transfer Report"....
Biggar by Alexander III of Scotland. The later family seat at Drum House, Gilmerton, near Edinburgh was acquired as a result of the marriage of Sir Walter...
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