Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWANSTON BURN | Swanston Burn | John Finnie, Swanston Robert Horsburgh, Swanston |
006 | A small stream issuing on the farm of Swanston a short distance from which it is joined by the Hare Burn taking a course to the East for about two miles till it joins the Pentland Burn |
| WINDY DOOR NICK | Windy Doors | John Finnie, Swanston Robert Horsburgh, Swanston |
006 | A nick or hollow intervening between Byreside and Allermuir [Hills] |
| ELF CRAIGS | Elf Craigs | John Finnie, Swanston Robert Horsburgh, Swanston |
006 | Several bold projecting rocks situated south of Middle Knowe |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 96
P. [Plan] 6.C List of Names collected by John E. Darnan RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
[Object for Swanston Burn] Stream
[Object for Windy Doors] A hollow
[Object for Elf Craigs] Rocks
[Parish] Colinton
[Signed] W James Cap RE [Captain Royal Engineers] 15th Oct [October] 1852
Transcriber's notes
The Name "Windy Door Nick" is pre-populated and also used on map sheet, but on this page appears as "Windy Doors".
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.