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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLUBBIEDEAN BURN | Clubbiedean Burn | I.Finnie Revd.[Reverend]L. Balfour |
006 ; 012 | A small stream rising at 1/2 Mile from Clubbiedean Reservoir and running into |
| FORT [Clubbiedean Reservoir] | Roman Camp Roman Camp Roman Camp Fort |
I.Finnie Revd.[Reverend] L. Balfour County Map |
006 | The remains of a Roman Ca[mp] at the S.W.[South West] side of Clubbiedean Reservoir in a fair state of preservation, its present [shape] is somewhat oval but it se[ems] to have been originally curved a[t] [its] ends. - Its situation is [ ] and surrounded by hills and seems to have had both an [inner] & an outside trench seperate a thick thrown up embankment or parapet |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 52 Parish of Currie
[In faded red ink:]
From the shape size and situation of this object it would appear to be ancient British Fort, It is therefore written Fort on Plans
[In Black:]
Cut from Stat:Acct. [Statistical Account]of Currie P.547
A little to the south east of Kenleith are the remains of what is supposed to have been a camp; and it is further said that its purpose was to guard against a stolen march to Edinburgh through a narrow and hidden pass on the N.E.[North East] end of the Pentland Hills
Clubbiedean Burn -- Runng.[Running] into the side of Clubbiedean Reservoir
Transcriber's notes
Ends of some words obscured; 'separate' spelled 'seperate'
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.