Basic Site Details
| Name: | The Mound |
| City or county: | Edinburgh, Midlothian |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| Notes: | Improvements on the Mound proposed by Mr Trotter of Dreghorn. Archibald Elliot II attended a meeting which approved the proposals and decided that they should be forwarded to the Town Council. |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
 | 1836 | Alterations and additions | Plans for improvement of Mound. | |
| 1960 | Won award or awards | Civic Trust Class I - Design Commended | |
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 | |
| Alexander Taylor | B | 1836 | Plans drawn up for improvement of the Mound. This may be another architect called Taylor but there are no other suitable cadidates of the correct date at present. | ||
| Edinburgh Burgh Engineers Office/Edinburgh City Engineer's Department | 1960 | designer along with Manager Lighting & Cleaning Dept | |||
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 18 August 1961 | 'Civic Trust Design Awards, 1960 - Results of Competitions in the County Boroughs, The Awards, Scotland' pp304-305 | ||
| Caledonian Mercury | 14 July 1836 | |||
| Edinburgh Evening Courant | 7 May 1829 | |||