Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPELAW HILL | Capelaw Hill | Rev [REverend] L. Balfour Colinton Mr. Mc Dougal Clubbiedean Reservoir |
006 | A Considerable hill West from Allermuir the surface of which is Heathy Pasture. on its West end is a Trig |
| CONDUIT TO EDINBURGH | Bonally Conduit | Rev[Reverend] L. Balfour Colinton Mr. Mcdougal Clubbiedean Reservoir |
006 | A Conduit or acqueduct leading from Bonally Reservoir to Edinburgh by Swanston; of late it has been abandoned since the construction of the above Reservoir the water of which for the future will be conveyed to Torduff reservoir |
| SMITHY CLEUGH | Smithy Cleugh | Rev [Reverend] L. Balfour Colinton Mr. McDougal Clubbiedean Reservoir |
006 | A rocky ravine on the West side of Shearer Knowe and through which a small streamlet flows |
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List of Names collected by John E. Daveran RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
Smithy Cleugh Object: Ravine
Bonally Conduit Object: Conduit
Capelaw Hill Object: Hill
[Township or Parish] Colinton
Capelaw Hill - At the end of the description of this Object is a small drawing of a triangle with a dot in its centre.
Transcriber's notes
The description of Capelaw Hill ends with the word "Trig" I don't know how to expand this word.
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.