Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKFORD QUARRY | Blackford Quarry | Thomas Torrence Dr.[Doctor] Begg | 006 | An extensive whinstone quarry on the south side of Blackford Hill. It is worked to a considerable extent there are about 10 men constantly employed in the quarry. |
| BRAID HILLS | Braid Hills | Thomas Torrence Dr.[Doctor] Begg. Knox's Co.[County] Map. | 006 | A range of low cultivated hills an offset of the Pentland Range lying about 2 miles south of Edinburgh behind Blackford Hill. The highest elevation is about 700 feet above the sea level. A Stratum of Petunse runs through them. This mineral is similar to the Petunse of the Chinese & has been manufactured into British Porcelain Petrosilex Terra Ponderosa Zeolites and Agates have been found here in considerable masses Molybdena have been also found See Fullartons Gazetteer vol page 11 |
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Parish of St. Cuthbert
[Blackford Quarry] For Technical term refer to Captain James
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 15 - Parishes of St Cuthberts, Liberton, Duddingston, Newton, OS1/11/15
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of St Cuthberts, Liberton, Duddingston, Newton.
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.