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Bonaly history
Early history
Bonaly was originally a small settlement on the banks of the Bonaly Burn, close to the present-day site of Bonaly Tower, until its destruction after 1811. The area has a long history of human occupation and the remains of an Iron Age hillfort may be seen at Clubbiedean, 2 km to the south-west. Norman barons began to arrive in Scotland and establish feudal estates in the 12th century.
Bonaly Village
By the 17th century, Bonaly appears to have been thriving and is mentioned frequently in the Kirk Session records. The community never had its own kirk, and parishioners travelled to the kirk in Colinton to attend services. The 17th and 18th centuries were a time of radical change in the Scottish agricultural landscape.
Destruction of the village
In the 18th century, the northern portion of Bonaly was acquired by James Gillespie, a Colinton merchant, mill-owner and philanthropist. Gillespie left a legacy to fund the establishment of a charitable school, known as Gillespie’s Hospital. A southern portion, including the village, was leased by Lord Cockburn. He developed the 17th century farmhouse into a country house and demolished the village.
20th century
Several large villas were individually constructed on Bonaly Road in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1959, house-builders Mactaggart and Mickel commenced large-scale housing development on the land adjacent to Bonaly Farm – formerly known as the East Field. Over the following 40 years over 500 houses were constructed.
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