Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILMERTON QUARRIES (Limestone) | Gilmerton Quarries (Limestone) Gilmerton Quarries (Limestone) |
Thomas Torrance John Lamb |
006 | [Situation] Extending in a Northerly direction from Kilngate An extensive Limestone qu[arry] situated near the village [of] Gilmerston. These quarries are worked from time immemorial: There are only part of these quarries [?] are at present worked. Th[ey] are property of Sir David Ba[?] |
| MOREDUM | Moredun Moredun Moredun |
D. Anderson Esquire John Bender Knox's Map of Co. [county] |
006 | [Situation] About 30 chains in a S.W. [South West] direction from Stenhouse A well constructed old mansion house with suitable offices garden & a demesne co[?] about 80 acres & ornamented [?]or wood shrubbing &c. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 26 Parish of Liberton
Note under Gilmerton Quarries entry: Query concerning the quarry to [?] Davison
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.