Basic Site Details
| Name: | Leith Citadel and fortifications |
| Town, district or village: | Leith |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Military building | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Dock Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1649 | 1650 | Build/construction | Working on fortifications |
| 1964 | Restoration | Conjectural reconstruction of parapet of citadel. | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| John Mylne junior | C | 1649 | 1650 | Working on the fortifications at Leith. | |
| Alexander Steele | A | 1964 | As City Architect - conjectural reconstruction of parapet of citadel. | ||
| Edinburgh City Architect's Department (Edinburgh Corporation) | A | 1964 | Conjectural reconstruction of parapet of citadel. | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p480 | |
| Wood, M (ed.) | Extracts from the Records of the City of Edinburgh, 1642-55 | pp41, 130, 204, 226, 228, 249, 293 | |||