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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGMILLAR CASTLE (Ruins of) | Craigmillar Castle | George Watson Liberton E [East] Mains W. Kerr Greenend | 006 ; 007 | The ruins of an ancient Castle situated on a Rocky hill about 2 1/2 Miles South East of Edinburgh occupying a princely site thereon; embracing an extensive view of the surrounding County, and from all sides it presents one outline of sublime taste for artistic elegance There is quite a mystery as regards the time in which this place was used as a place of strength, some asserting it to be from the time when the romans invaded this Country, from the Circumstances of the Castle being built partly of Roman brick, however strange this may appear it may nevertheless be true, but what may be truly represented as the original building is a square portion about 60 ft [feet] high consisting of 3 floors or storeys arched. with walls about 12ft [feet] thick, and for the time in which it was built must have presented a formidable barrier to any aggressive parties this together with |
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List of Names collected by John E. Darevan R S & M 1st Examiner
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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.