[172] James Erskine on ascending the bench first took the title of Lord
Tinwald, from his estate in Dumfriesshire. That of Lord Alva he assumed
when he purchased the family estate of Alva, in Clackmannanshire, from
his eldest brother, Sir Charles Erskine.
[173] The site of Mylne Square is now occupied by the block of
buildings directly opposite the north front of the Tron Church.
[174] The first of this name was made ‘master-mason’ to the king in
1481, and the position descended in regular succession in the family
till 1710, when they adopted the style of architect.
[175] Lady Glenorchy built a chapel, which was named after her, on the
low ground to the south of the Calton Hill. The chapel was swept away,
along with that of the fine Gothic building Trinity College Church, for
the convenience of the North British Railway. The lady’s name is still
preserved in Lady Glenorchy’s Established Church in Roxburgh Place and
Lady Glenorchy’s United Free Church in Greenside.