Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER ALMOND | River Almond | See Name Book Plan 1.B | 005 | [Situation] Forming in part the boundary between the County of Edinburgh and Linlithgow. Descriptive Remarks in Name Book 1.B |
| LIN'S MILL (Corn) | Lin's Mill Lin's Mill Lin's Mill Linn's Mill |
George French Mr. Todd Alexander Hamilton Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845 |
005 | [Situation] About 1 mile and 7/8 N. [North] West from Hatton House. A corn mill Situated on the east side of the River Almond which is worked by Water power. It is the property of Sir Alexander Maitland Bart. [Baronet] |
| LIN'S GRAVE (1645) | Lin's Grave Lin's Grave Lin's Grave |
George French Mr. Todd Alexander Hamilton |
005 | [Situation] Adjoining Lin's Mill. It is tradition in the locality that a Proprietor named Lin who died of the plague in 1645 gave rise to the name. The story further states, that no neighbour would assist to bury him and that his servant had to bury him in his garden where a Stone with a rude inscription Still points out his grave. The inscription is as follows "Here lies the dust of William Lin who died in the year of our Lord 1645" |
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Parish of Kirkliston
Lin's Grave - Among some old trees at Lin's Mill close to Clifton Hall
there is a tombstone in good preservation bearing the date
of 1645. it is that of a proprietor of Linn's Mill in whose
family it had been for 300 years. The individual
over whose grave the Stone is placed is said to have
been the last man who died in Scotland of the Plague
Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Edinburgh P. [Page] 139
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 12 - Parishes of Currie, Kirkliston, Kirknewton and Ratho, OS1/11/12
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Currie, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, and Ratho.
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.