ill ▁are ▁called ▁ ▁architect s ▁in ▁the ▁subscri bers ' ▁list ▁to ▁James ▁Gib bs ' s ▁Book ▁of ▁Architecture . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 1 7 2 8 , ▁Adam ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁burg ess ▁of ▁Edinburgh , ▁and ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁a ▁property ▁on ▁the ▁Cow gate , ▁where ▁he ▁later ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁ten ement . ▁ ▁His ▁business ▁activities ▁continued ▁to ▁expand . ▁Since ▁the ▁commission ▁for ▁Hop et oun ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 1 , ▁he ▁had ▁le ased ▁quar ries ▁near ▁Queens fer ry ▁which ▁provided ▁the ▁stone ▁for ▁his ▁building ▁contract s . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 4 , ▁he ▁le ased ▁lo ft s , ▁gran aries ▁and ▁w are h ouses ▁in ▁Le ith , ▁and ▁le ased ▁coal ▁mines ▁and ▁salt ▁p ans ▁at ▁C ock en zie , ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁nearby ▁P ink ie ▁ ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁canal ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 2 – 4 4 , ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁mines . ▁Other ▁engineering ▁works ▁included ▁an ▁aqu ed uct ▁cut ▁through ▁a ▁hill ▁at ▁In ver esk , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 1 , ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁For th ▁and ▁C ly de ▁canal , ▁a ▁project ▁eventually ▁real ised ▁by ▁others ▁some ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁later . ▁His ▁main ▁concern ▁from ▁ 1 7 3 1 ▁became ▁Bla ir ▁Cr amb eth , ▁the ▁estate ▁in ▁Kin ross - shire , ▁near ▁Kel ty