Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIEWFIELD COTTAGE | Viewfield Cottage Viewfield Cottage |
G R Thompson A Torrence |
007 | A good dwelling house with a large garden attach the property and residence of G R Thompson |
| WADEINBURN | Wadeinburn Wadeinburn |
J Bell Mr Smith |
007 | A few dwelling houses with gardens Attachd [attached] chiefly occupd [occupied] by farm labourers etc. situated about 1/2 [one half] mile N.W. [north west] from Lasswade |
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Parish of Lasswade
Viewfield Cottage About 1 1/8 [one and one eighth] miles S.W. [south west] of Dalkeith
Wadeinburn About 30 chains West of Lasswade village
The following entry has been crossed through on the original document:
Site of Battle supposed 3rd Battle of Roslin between the English & Scotch
Site of Battle supposed 3rd Battle of Roslin Mr Dewar
Site of Battle supposed 3rd Battle of Roslin Mr Bowen
Site of Battle supposed 3rd Battle of Roslin Mr Laing
1 7/8 [one and seven eighths] miles W. [west] of Dalkeith
The spot marked on trace on the north side of Englands Hill is the supposed site of the third Battle of Roslin. fought between the English and Scotch 24th February 1302.
Several stone coffins enclosing human bones have been found here by Mr Dewar and the farmer, Mr Laing. Nothing further can be obtained.
Additional Note, NOT crossed through:
After much research and enquiry no satisfactory information could be obtained concerning a site of Battle at this place. Therefore any information concerning it cannot be shown on plan.
Transcriber's notes
There is a further entry below Wadeinburn which has been crossed through. It and the additional noted may be of interest.
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.