Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKFORD HILL | Blackford Hill | Thomas Torrance Meadowhead Dr. [Doctor] Begg Alnwick hill | 006 | A celebrated and romantic hill situated North of the Braid hills and is the first eminence South of Edinburgh; it is bounded on the west and South by lofty precipices while on the East it is of a gradual incline. Sir Walter Scott mentions it in some of his story as - Marmion from the Crown "Of Blackford saw that Martial Scene "Upon the bent so brown: "Thousand Parillious as White as Snow "Spread all the Borough Muir below" This is relative to King James the 4th encampment previous to the field of Flodden |
| TOWER COTTAGE | Tower Cottage | Thomas Torrance Meadowhead Dr.[Doctor] Begg Alnwick Hill | 006 | A small old fashioned Cottage in good repair tenanted by Mr. Williamson The property of Little Gilmour Inch. |
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John E Darn[ ] Nov 2nd
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.