Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLUBBIEDEAN RESERVOIR | Clubbiedean Reservoir | William Mc.Dougal Revd. L. Balfour |
005 ; 006 | A sheet of water covering several Acres south from Forduff Reservoir constructed to supply Edinb.[Edinburgh] with water which is conveyed along the N. [North] side of Forduff Reservoir by a conduit to a cistern a short distance in an easterly direction. There is also another conduit leading from the Black Springs which crosses the Western portion of the Reservoir and runs tangent to a fence until it joins a pipe leading from Forduff. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 51 Parish of Currie
Clubbiedean Reservoir -- About 1 3/4 Miles S.W. by S.[South West by South] from Colinton Church
Transcriber's notes
Clubbiedean Reservoir -- 2nd. line 'west' deleted and 'south' substituted.
Various notes which have been crossed out are on this page, inmore than one hand.
[Note to writer of page by AMO afterwards scored out]Catch drain - or Catch Water - is usually applied to open drains on the sides of sloping ground, to catch the water and throw it into the reservoir-"Catch Drain" is seldom applied to a waste pipe- A.M.O.
As this reservoir is liable to have sometimes a superfluous supply of water in rainy seasons, a covered drain or aque-duct conveys the superfluous water into two small streams which rises near the place. This covered drain is called Catch Drain by the Corpor[ation]
Does not this apply to Forduff and not to Clubbiedean Reservoir A.M. [Overwritten by:] This applies to Forduff Reservoir Lu pipe 23
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.