Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDERSTONE MAINS | Alderstone Mains | John Buchannan, Alderstone Mains Mid Calder William Brash, Alderstone Mid Calder |
010 | A very excellent farm of about 130 acres of arable land With complete dwelling & outhouses recently erected It is Situate near the village of Livingstone is the property of the Earl of Roseberry and occupied by John Buchannan |
| ADAM BRAE | Adambrae | John Buchannan, Alderstone Mains William Brash, Alderstone Mains |
010 | A Slightly elevated Knoll in a cultivated field on the Farm of Alderstone Mains On the Summit of the Hill is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station called Adam Brae, and a longitudinal protuberance by Some thought to be an Artificial mound. I have carefully examined it and consider a natural object |
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] William Rogers RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
Plan 10 A Trace 1
[Object for Alderstone Mains] Farm
[Object for Adambrae] A small hill
[Parish] Mid Calder
[Signed] William Rogers 2nd Corpl [Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Transcriber's notes
Elsewhere the name "Buchanannan" has been spelled in the more usual fashion "Buchanan"
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 23 - Parishes of West Calder and Mid Calder, OS1/11/23
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of West Calder and Mid Calder.
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.