Thorny/Thornie Baulk/Balk anyone know where that would have been?

[FindingAncestors]

Hello people
Hoping someone can show/tell me where Thorny/Thornie Baulk/Balk might have been - Firstly, it is given in a marriage record as place where a father, a cowfeeder lived - and what county is/was this, and St Cuthbert's in? and West Kirk?
1780 OPR St Cutherbert's
BULLOCH Alexander Shoemaker in Portsburgh, and Janet Park, Lawful Daughter of Thomas Park, Cowfeeder in Thornie Baulk, Gave up their names for Proclamation of Banns Matrimonial

then for the birth of a child of Alexander BULLOCH and Janet PARK thus -
1788 OPR St Cuthbert's
Bulloch - Alexander Shoemaker at Thorny Balk & Janet Park his Spouse, had a Daughter Born Saturday the
first Inst (March)  ---- named Jean
Witnesses The Congregation of West Kirk
 
Many Thanks in advance

FA (Charmaine)

[Kay99]

Not that it helps much but this is another ref to Thorny Baulk in Edinburgh   https://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/archive/83392361?&mode=transcription

Kay

[ev]

*Thorn* Baulk* , St Cuthbert's , using the address search on the 1841 FreeCEN transcription gives you 211 people.
Possibly Thornybank St Cuthbert's by 1851 ?


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[ev]

Near Earl Grey Street / Tollcross -
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=55.94329&lon=-3.20449&layers=217&b=1


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[sancti]

Earlier map shows in running north/south to north of Lochrin distillery

https://maps.nls.uk/view/74400026

[Little Nell]

According to Stuart Harris in his book on the place names of Edinburgh, it was shown as early as 1753 on Roy's map, while being mentioned in the Town Council Minutes of 1718 as a landmark.  From the description, he reckoned that it also included the present day Semple Street.

In 1824, the Minutes described it as "a ridge covered with thorns, long unploughed and untouched."  Sounds distinctly inhospitable!

Harris also speculates whether the name was used for the same feature with the Celtic place-name of Drumdryan and says it was probably of considerable size.  I suppose with 211 inhabitants in 1841, it probably was.  In addition, he wondered if it was old enough to be connected to the Roman road network.

Nell