Royal Burgh of Canongate
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The Royal Burgh of Canongate was a historically independent burgh adjoining Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its own civic institutions and distinctive community before being incorporated into the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Burgh of Canongate canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former burgh
ⓘ
royal burgh ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Edinburgh Old Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holyrood Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish royal court at Holyrood ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Edinburgh city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
civic buildings
ⓘ
commercial premises ⓘ religious buildings ⓘ residential properties ⓘ streets forming part of the Royal Mile ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
historic district within Edinburgh
ⓘ
no longer an independent burgh ⓘ |
| governmentType | burgh council ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adjoining Edinburgh’s Old Town
ⓘ
distinctive community identity ⓘ separate civic institutions from Edinburgh ⓘ urban burgh ⓘ |
| hasCivicInstitution |
Burgh arms of Canongate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burgh council of Canongate NERFINISHED ⓘ Burgh court of Canongate NERFINISHED ⓘ Burgh jail of Canongate NERFINISHED ⓘ Burgh market of Canongate NERFINISHED ⓘ Burgh officers of Canongate ⓘ Burgh records of Canongate ⓘ Burgh school of Canongate NERFINISHED ⓘ Burgh seal of Canongate ⓘ Canongate Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Canongate Tolbooth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of Edinburgh Old and New Towns World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hasPart | Canongate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
local justice administration
ⓘ
local self-government ⓘ local taxation ⓘ maintenance of local infrastructure ⓘ regulation of trade and markets ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | independent burgh until incorporation into Edinburgh ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judicialCentre | Canongate Tolbooth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Canongate burgh council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Canons of Holyrood Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Mile area of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCentre | Canongate Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.