Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORSTORPHINE CASTLE (In Ruins) | Corstorphine Castle Corstorphine Castle |
Revd. [Reverend] G Burns D.D. [Doctor of Divinity] Estherville Corstorphi [Corstorphine] Mr G. Manson Ph. [Parish] Schoolmas [Schoolmaster] Corstorphine |
005 | The object to which this name applies, is a ruin, Situate S. [South] of the Village of Corstorphine, which was levelled with the ground about 50 years ago It was the residence of the Foresters, a name of great Celebrity in Scottish History and occupied by one of the Family so late as 1695 In former times this castle is said to have been Surrounded by a ditch which was supplied by water from two lochs situated one on each side of the castle as represented in Blaue's Atlas of Lothian prepared in 1640 There is a Dovecott or Pigeon House about 7 chains N.E. [North East] of the Castle, Said to be as ancient as the castle and at present is in good preservation and used as a pigeon House |
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Plan 5.B. List of Names collected by James Connell 7 February 1852
Trace No 1
[Object] Ruins
[Parish] Corstorphine
[Signed] James Conn [Connell]
7th February
Transcriber's notes
Some words are partly lost in the tight binding of right margin.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 11 - Parishes of Ratho, Currie, Corstorphine and Colinton, OS1/11/11
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Ratho, Currie, Corstorphine, and Colinton.
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.