Edinburgh Common Good

Calton Hill is admitted as a Common Good property by CEC.

There is a plaque at the west end of these gardens outlining their history. It appears to me that these form part of the Common Good though they are not admitted by CEC.

It appears to me that these form part of the Common Good though they are not admitted by CEC.

Common Good admitted by CEC

Common Good property admitted by CEC

Common Good - admitted by CEC. The area of grass at the top of the Mound was transferred to Common Good from the ownership of the National Galleries of Scotland in exchange for land in East Princes Street Gardens taken for the Galleries Restaurant.

Admitted as Common Good but the exact boundaries are complex.

The solum (land underneath) the Waverley Market was admitted by CEC as Common Good for decades and is indeed Common Good. However, following revelations that this valuable site is leased to a company owned by David Murray for 1p per year, the CEC claimed that the inclusion of the site in the 2005 asset register was a mistake.

Part of the common good of the City of Edinburgh