Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATER OF LEITH | Water of Leith Water of Leith |
Rev [Reverend] L. Balfour H.L. Troquair |
006 | [Situation] Passg [Passing] the W. [West] side of the City of Edinb [Edinburgh] thence to Leith & running into the Firth of Forth. Descriptive Remarks in Name Book, Sheet 19, City of Edinburgh |
| POST OFFICE [Colinton] | Post Office Post Office |
REv [Reverend] L Balfour H.L. Troquair |
006 | [Situation] On the east side of the Village of Colinton. A dwelling house occupied by Mr [--] as a Post Office for the Village of Colinton. |
| CAIY STONE | Caiy Stone Caiy Stone Kil Stane or Caemus Stone (Supposed memorial of a battle) |
John Corson Rev [Reverend] L. Balfour |
006 | [Situation] About 1 3/4 miles E. by S. [East by South] from Colinton Church. A large block of whinstone Standing erect about 9 or 10 feet above the level of the surface on the Summit of Caiyside A tradition here among the Country people States that a battle was fought here & that a general named Kaiy or Caiy fell on the spot which was commemorated by erecting this stone at the place from the several accounts of it, It would that it was sometime called the Camus Stone and sometimes the Kel Stone & in Maitlands History of Edinburgh it is called the Catstean For further accounts of this Stone see Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Edinburghshire Page 119 and Maitlands History of Edinburgh Page 508 |
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Parish of Colinton
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 16 - Parishes of Colinton, Lasswade, Currie and Liberton, OS1/11/16
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Colinton, Lasswade, Currie, and Liberton.
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.