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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVERESK HOUSE | Inveresk House | H. Colt Esq Inveresk House Musselburgh Town Map Rev [Reverend] Mr Beveridge Inveresk Manse |
A handsome Mansion a short distance South of "Newbigging" it is in the Elizabethan style of architecture & is encompassed by a stone wall which bounds a neatly laid out demesne. The date 1603 is engraved on stone above the front door.- it is the property of H. Colt Esq. | |
| INVERESK CHURCH | Inveresk Church | H. Colt Esq Inveresk House Musselburgh Town Map Rev [Reverend] Mr Beveridge Inveresk Manse |
A rectangular stone building with porches at the east and west ends, and an attached Vestry on the south side it is surmounted by a high Spire & stands upon the summit of a hill S. [South] West of Musselburgh, supposed to be the hill upon which the Roman Praetorum stood when that people held Inveresk. This Church stands upon the site of the very ancient Chapel of St Michael & contains sittings for 1000 people. The oldest tombstone in the grave Yard dates from 1609 |
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List of names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan R.S.&M. [Royal Sappers & Miners] 15th May 1852
Parish - Inveresk
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Musselburgh 1853 - Sheet 11
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 134 - Parish of Inveresk, OS1/11/134
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Inveresk.
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.