Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONDUIT TO EDINBURGH | Bonally Conduit Bonally Conduit |
Rev [Reverend] L Balfour W. McDougle |
006 | [Situation] Runs N.E. [North East] by Colinton. A conduit leading from Boonally Reservoir to the City of Edinbro' [Edinburgh] by Swanston & Comiston of late it has not been used and in future the water will be conveyed to Torrduff [Torduff] Reservoir |
| SMITHY CLEUGH | Smithy Cleugh Smithy Cleugh |
Rev [Reverend] L Balfour W. McDougal |
006 | [Situation] About 1 3/8 mile S.E. by S. [South East by South] from Colinton Church. A rocky ravine on the farm of Allermuir thro' [through] which a Small Stream runs |
| HOWDEN BURN | Howden Burn Howden Burn How Dean |
Rev [Reverend] L Balfour W. McDougal County map |
006 | [Situation] Running past the West side of Dreghorn Castle. A small stream rising in the hollow between the hills of Capelaw & Allermuir & joins Bonally Burn from the unity of which it is called Braid Burn. This description cannot be correct - See the plan - Hill trace & remark 55 on plan [Initialled] AMO 31st Jun [June ?] /53 [1853] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Colinton
Transcriber's notes
The final sentence of Description for "Howden Burn" appears to refer to a phrase scored out "passing between", replaced by "rising in the hollow between" both in a different hand.
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.