Talk:Tollcross, Edinburgh

Suggested merge with The Pubic Triangle
"PT" I don't think this should be merged, as only one of the corners is in Tollcross proper. The other parts (!) are Lothian Road, and West Port. There seems to be some dispute as to how large it is, but it always takes in the part furthest from Tollcross. --MacRusgail 17:28, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Indeed! I was very surprised when I saw the merge notice on Tollcross, which is (specifically) a major city-centre road junction, and (generally) an area of the west-end of the city centre - bounded by Lauriston to the north-east, the Meadows to the south-east, Bruntsfield to the south-west, and East Fountainbridge to the north-west, while The Pubic Triangle is more specifically (in my opinion) the area around Bread Street described on the page. - [[Image:Icons-flag-scotland.png]] calum  23:33, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, the Tollcross page should read Brougham Street (east) in place of Melville Drive (east). - [[Image:Icons-flag-scotland.png]] calum  23:33, 21 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Mmmm... OK guys... I will defer to your deeper knowledge of hirsute geometric entities. (ie. I'll remove the Merge tag.) I used to know this part of Edinburgh like the back of my hand (unfortunate turn of phrase?), but am unfamiliar with recent developments. I think that it all started out at West Port in the 70's, 80's? --Mais oui! 23:39, 21 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm just going by what my friends say, I wouldn't know anything about strip-clubs ;) - [[Image:Icons-flag-scotland.png]] calum  08:08, 22 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm no expert either, but the name is under ten years old, since in the mid 90s, there were barely any in Edinburgh, and then the thing mushroomed. --MacRusgail 16:57, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

'Ere, what happened to the Pubic triangle article? Anyway, I've just undone a revision to the article which put the Pubic triangle entirely in West Port. As mentioned above one of the corners of the pubic triangle overlaps with Tollcross area. There was some discussion in the Pubic triangle article about the idea that the triangle is only three bars in West Port (a kind of Brazilian version) but if I recall the reference in Rankin's books was to the larger area. -- Phil Barker 18:50, 20 June 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Philbarker (talk • contribs)

Why Gaelic?
I'm not sure why a Gaelic form of this place name appears on the page. Is it because of the Gaelic instruction given in Tollcross Primary School? I have nothing against Gaels - quite the opposite - but since they have no historical connection with the area, I'd suggest deleting the reference and replacing it with the British, i.e. Old Welsh 'toll cors' meaning a 'boggy hollow'. Kim Traynor 12:01, 16 February 2012 (UTC)