Eilgware Bond, sta. on the Metropolitan Ry., near
Paddington.

Edgworth, in par. and 7h miles NAY. of Bolton, SE.
Lancashire ; p.o. See Edgeworth.

Ediclifi', hamlet, Clun par., S. Shropshire, 5g miles
SAA⁷. of Bishops Castle.

Edinample Castle, on S. side of Loch Earn, Perth-
shire, at mouth of Glen Ample, 2 miles NE. of Loch-
earnhead sta.; in front of the house Ample AYater
makes a double waterfall.

Edinbane, vil. with inn, Diminish par., Skye island,
Inverness-shire, at head of Loch Greshinish, lOJ miles
E. of Dunvegan, and 13 J NAY. of Portree; P.O., T.O.

Edinbellie, estate with old mansion, in par. and lv>
m. E. of Balfron, Stirling ; was the scene of the forcible
abduction (1750) of Jean Key by the sons of Rob Roy.

Edinburgh, ancient capital of Scotland, pari, and
royal burgh, and co. town of Mid-Lothian, 11 mile from
its seaport Leith on S. shore of Firth of Forth, 42 E.
of Glasgow, and 396£ N. of London by East Coast route
—pari, and mun. burgh, 17,028 ac., pop. 236,032;
7 Banks, 10 newspapers. Market-day, Wednesday.
(The municipal limits were extended in 1882, and
the parliamentary limits in 1885, when the mem-
bers were increased from 2 to 4). Edinburgh is one
of the most picturesque of cities, and its beauties and
historical associations attract a constant influx of
visitors. It is built on 3 ridges running E. and AY.,
and is surrounded on all sides, except the N., by lofty
hills. The Old Town occupies the central ridge, ter-
minated by the Castle on the AY., and by Holyrood
on the E.; the Castle Rock is 437 ft. high. The
Castle was built in the 7th century by Edwin
of Northumbria, on a site previously occupied, in
all probability, by the Romans and the Southern
Piets. Edinburgh was added to the kingdom of the
Scots in the 10th century, and was made a burgh by
David I., who, in 1128, founded the Abbey of Holy-
rood. From 1437 (when James I. was murdered at
Perth) until the Union in 1603, it was the favourite
capital of the Stuart kings. It was walled and fortified
by James II. in 1450. The Old Town contains many
buildings of historical interest, notably the ancient
Parliament House (now forming part of the supreme
courts of law) and the collegiate church or cathedral of
St Giles (built 1110, restored 1883). The New Town,
which occupies the N. ridge, took its rise towards the
end of the 18th century. It presents a splendid assem-
blage of streets, squares, gardens, and monuments.
More recently the city has extended rapidly towards
the S. and the AY. The principal industries of Edinburgh
are printing, type-founding, bookbinding, lithographing,
and engraving; machine-making and brass-founding;
coach-building; mfrs. of glass and jewellery; tanning,
brewing, and distilling There are 3 distilleries. Edin-
burgh is the seat of the Government departments
for Scotland, and is a garrison town. It is also
the centre of the railway and the banking systems
of Scotland. A railway, 7 miles long, round the S.
suburbs, was begun in 1881 and opened in 1884. It has
railway and tramway communication with Leith, which
at one point it conjoins. Edinburgh, however, depends
for its prosperity chiefly on its courts of law, colleges,
and schools, on its attractions for visitors, and its
amenity as a place of residence. The University
(1582) had in 1883-1884 professors to the number of
41, and students to the number of 3408, of whom 1559
were medical students. Edinburgh has long been
famous for its medical schools, which have attracted
students from all parts of the world. The new Medical
School, adjacent to the new Royal Infirmary, was built
in 1878-1883. Of the other educational institutions
the more prominent are the Theological Colleges, the
Training Colleges, the High School, the Merchant
Company’s Schools, Fettes College (modelled after the
great public schools of England), the Royal Scottish
Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, and
the School of Arts. There are also numerous hospitals
(Heriot’s, Donaldson’s, &c.) for the maintenance and
education of poor children. The burgh returns 4 mem-
bers to Parliament—4 divisions, viz., East, AVest, Cen-
tral, and South, 1 member for each div. The Universi-
ties of Edinburgh and St Andrews return 1 member.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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