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Craigmillar and its Environs. 



Another on the south side is called Elf's Kirk, denot- 

 ing the place where the fairies assembled. 



, MoRTONHALL. — To the south of the Braid Hills lies 

 Mortonhall, already referred to. Situated in a hollow, 

 it cannot be seen from a distance, but a little to the 



MORTONHAI.L. 



west is the elevated ground, now covered with wood, 

 called Galach-law, famous for the encampment of 

 Oliver Cromwell's army, which consisted of no less 

 than 16,000 men. In the reign of James III. Morton- 



