Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRUM | Mr P Galloway Letter Carrier Miller Haugh Mr J Lamb Butcher Gilmerton Mr J Young Dalkeith |
007 | A handsome mansion with extensive offices, a fruit and vegetable garden and lawn attached and delightfully situated among the lofty forest trees and commanding a very fine view of the country soth-ward. Right opposite the house stands the Old Market Cross of the City of Edinburgh. It was removed from Edinr [Edinburgh] to its present situation in 1756 by the then proprietor, Lord Sommerville. The cross consists of several blocks of stones and stands about 19 or 20 feet high and about 1 1/2 feet [one and one half feet] diameter and is surmounted by a stone ornamented with thistles the ancient badge of Caledonia | |
| TODHILLS | Mr P Galloway Letter Carrier Miller Haugh Mr J Lamb Butcher Gilmerton |
007 | A row of houses of inferior description, occupied by farm labourers etc. The property of Mr Tod |
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Plan 7.A
Trace 1
[originally 1760 - 60 crossed through and 56 added]
J Mcdiarmid C.A.
9th July 1852
Transcriber's notes
in the description of the drum the original date for removal of the Old Market Cross to Drum was written as 1760 - the figures 60 have been crossed through and 56 added
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 20 - Parishes of Liberton, Dalkeith, Lasswade, Newton, Cockpen and Newbattle, OS1/11/20
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Liberton, Dalkeith, Lasswade, Newton, Cockpen, and Newbattle.
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.