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Street in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Kirkgate is an ancientthoroughfare inLeith,Edinburgh,Scotland. It runs north from the foot ofLeith Walk towards Leith Docks. It is one of the oldest streets in the district and historically one of its most vital road links.^[1]

Most of the buildings on old Kirkgate and neighbouring streets such as Tolbooth Wynd were demolished in the 1960s and replaced by the Newkirkgate Shopping Centre and a new housing complex, which incorporates theA-listed tower blockLinksview House, in 1965.^[1] The resident population were mainly dispersed to new housing developments elsewhere in Edinburgh.^[1]

Etymology

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The street name is ofOld Norse origin, and is identical in meaning with "Church Street".^[2] The church it refers to is probably South Leith Parish Church.

Notable buildings and landmarks

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Notable residents

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Lord Balmerino
Robert Andrew Macfie, businessman andMember of Parliament
William Merrilees, policeman

References

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^^a ^b ^c"Lost Edinburgh: Old Kirkgate recalled".Edinburgh Evening News.Edinburgh. 29 April 2017. Retrieved8 May 2017.
^Reaney, P.H.The Origin of English Place Names (1964 ed.). Routledge and Kegan Paul. pp. 168, 181.
^"Scotland's 50 post-war A-listed buildings".BBC News.BBC. 4 February 2017. Retrieved1 April 2021.