Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADDISTON BRIDGE | Addiston Bridge | George Suttie Keir's Hill Toll - White Esq Kellerstane |
005 | A stone bridge of one arch crossing "Gogar Burn" upon the Glasgow & Edinburgh road, 6 miles from the latter place, it takes its name from its proximity to "Addison". |
| UNION CANAL | Union Canal | George Suttie Keir's Hill Toll - White Esq Kellerstane |
005 | A canal navigable for "lighters" of between 30 & 40 tons burthen, it runs from Edinburgh to Glasgow touching at Linlithgow & Falkirk & is now the property of the Edinb. [Edinburgh] & Glasgow Railway Compy [Company]. |
| GOGAR MOOR BRIDGE | Gogar Moor Bridge | George Suttie Keir's Hill Toll - White Esq Kellerstane |
005 | A stone Bridge crossing the Union Canal a little north of Janefield. The land adjacent before attaining of its present high state of culture, was called "Gogar Moor" hence the bridges name. |
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] et [etc ?]
Plan 5B Trace 2
[Parish] Ratho
Transcriber's notes
Note discrepancy in spelling "Addiston" and "Addison".
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.