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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAMOND [village] | Nether Cramond Nether Cramond Cramond Cramond Cramond Cramond Cramond Cramond Cramond Cramond Cramond |
Revd [Reverend] W. Colvin. W.Clarke. Stat.Acct.[Statistical Account]1845. Gazeteer of Scotland. County map. Sinclairs Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Railway map of Scotland. Map attached to Stat. Acct.[Statistical Account] 1845 D. Mitchell J. Douglas William Semple |
001 | [Situation] At the N.W. [North West] extremity of the Co. [County] of Edinburgh A small village consisting of a cluster of cottages from two to three storeys high. In it is an Inn & a post office A little south of it is the parish church and school. Chalmers states in his Caledonia, that Cramond is merely a corruption of the British Caer-amon, it appears from Maitland's history of Edinburgh that this was a Roman Station, both Naval and Military, and that three Roman Roads leading to it from the South, West and East also that a Roman Station or Town stood here, which is clear from the number of antiquities found here one of which was an Eagle on a large square stone grasping lightning with its Talons and Crown in its beak also in the place was discovered the base of a column with a medal of Faustinas, Consort to Antoninus Near to the church were found several stonern walls running parallel about 4 feet below the surface of the Ground and from their foundation about three feet high amongst which were found divers medal and Fibula, with a number of Potsheards or broken Items this is Considered to have been a Roman Pottery |
| Site of ROMAN STATION [Cramond] | 001 | [Situation] At the N.W. [North West] extremity of the Co. [County] of Edinburgh A small village consisting of a cluster of cottages from two to three storeys high. In it is an Inn & a post office A little south of it is the parish church and school. Chalmers states in his Caledonia, that Cramond is merely a corruption of the British Caer-amon, it appears from Maitland's history of Edinburgh that this was a Roman Station, both Naval and Military, and that three Roman Roads leading to it from the South, West and East also that a Roman Station or Town stood here, which is clear from the number of antiquities found here one of which was an Eagle on a large square stone grasping lightning with its Talons and Crown in its beak also in the place was discovered the base of a column with a medal of Faustinas, Consort to Antoninus Near to the church were found several stonern walls running parallel about 4 feet below the surface of the Ground and from their foundation about three feet high amongst which were found divers medal and Fibula, with a number of Potsheards or broken Items this is Considered to have been a Roman Pottery |
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Parish of Cramond
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Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 1 - Parish of Cramond, OS1/11/1
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Cramond.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.