Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURDIEHOUSE | Burdiehouse Burdiehouse |
Thomas Dunn Burdiehouse Mains John Barrowman |
006 | A neat and commodious village about 3½ miles South of Edinburgh on the Peebles road. the houses are mostly 2 stories high & the occupants are generally the proprietors; here is no manufacturing of any sort carried on through the village presents always a stirring aspect. this name is corrupted from the french word Bordeaux. which was given it in the last century when the first house was built; it contains about 40 families |
| SOUTH HOUSE | Southhouse Southhouse |
Thomas Dunn Burdiehouse Mains John Barrowman |
006 | A farm house with offices in middling repair. annexed is a farm of land about 160 acres the property of Mrs Sievewright Edinburgh there is attached to the offices apparently, the remains of an ancient mansion house bearing a date of 1671 it seems to have been once a place of strength; and surrounded by a strong wall several feet thick |
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P.6.D -- List of Names collected by John E Daveran RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners] 1st Examiner
Field Book Trace No 4
[Object Burdiehouse] Village
[Object South House] House
Ph [Parish] of Liberton
[signed] John E Daveran 2 Oct 1851
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 17 - Parishes of Liberton, St Cuthberts, Colinton and Lasswade, OS1/11/17
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Liberton, St Cuthberts, Colinton, and Lasswade.
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.