Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLERMUIR HILL | Allermuir Hill | John Finnie, Swanston Robert Horsburgh, Swanston |
006 | A very large hill, rising to the height of 1600 feet the highest of the Pentland range, the surface of which is of a smooth grassy nature, on its summit is Trig [Trigonometrical] Station "Allermoor" |
| CAERKETTON HILL | Caerketton Hill | John Finnie, Swanston Robert Horsburgh, Swanston |
006 | A hill nearly the same height as the above [Allermuir Hill] situated a short distance East, bounded on the North by an immense precipice, and on all other sides very abrupt on its summit is a Trig . [Trigonometrical Point] Called "Shiders" |
| CAERKETTON CRAIGS | Caerketton Craigs | John Finnie, Swanston Robert Horsburgh, Swanston |
006 | An immense rocky precipice consisting of bold projecting rocks several hundred feet high on the North side of Caerketton Hill |
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P. [Plan] 6.C List of Names collected by John E. Darnan RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
[Object for Allermuir Hill and Caerketton Hill] Hill
[Object for Caerketton Craigs] Precipice
[Parish] 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.