Morton is a locality and former barony, in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
, Scotland.
King
Robert I of Scotland
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against Kingdom of Eng ...
rewarded
Henry St Clair for his bravery with the gift of
Pentland, Pentland Moor, Morton and
Mortonhall
Mortonhall is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the south edge of the city.
The area is along the western end of the Frogston Road between Fairmilehead and Gilmerton, Edinburgh, Gilmerton; it is just to the south of Liberton, Scotland, Liber ...
. The St Clair family disposed of the Morton estate in the late 16th century. In 1630, Morton came into the ownership of William Rigg, whose son sold it to the Porterfield family of
Comiston
Comiston (, IPA: �paleˈxaɫ̪ɯim is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south of Morningside and west of the Braid Hills, linking the suburbs of Oxgangs and Fairmilehead.
The main road through the area, Comiston Road, i ...
; it was later bought back by another son, and in 1789 it was sold to the
Trotter family. Morton House was constructed in the 17th century incorporating parts of an earlier structure.
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Areas of Edinburgh