Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COCKLE MILL (Iron Foundry) | Cockle Mill | L. Dow. Cramond W. Clarke |
001 | This name applies to very extensive ironworks. Situated about 1/2 mile South from Nether Cramond on the River Almond These Works are carried on by Messrs. Caddells & Co. who first settled in Cramond in 1771. There are four in all connected with this Company within a short distance of each other viz. Cockle Mill Peggies Mill. Dawes Mill and Fair a Far Mill. At these works iron is manufactured into labistened square and fagot German Steel hoops, and rolled Iron, tool iron, boiler, and pan plates, etc From Russia the iron is principally exported to this place The tide flows as far as this mill which enables vessels of 60 & 70 ton to ship cargoes to different parts, this mill itself employs about 20 men |
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P. [Plan] 1.B -- List of Names collected by John E Daveran RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners] Examiner
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Parish - Cramond
Object
Cockle Mill - Iron Works
[Signed] John E Daveran
Jany [January] 29th
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.