Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTS BURN | Bents Burn Do. Do. |
Wm. Bishop John Kerr John Kerr [sic] |
010 Runn[in]g N.E. from Harburn demesne. - | A considerable stream, formed by tributary streams from various parts of the moors, which converge in the demesne of Harburn, and flows [sic] through several artificial ponds. After leaving Harburn, it flows in a north-easterly direction through the farm of Bents and joins the Linhouse Water, near Linhouse. |
Continued entries/extra info
Under Bents Burn over the first three columns is a pasted square of paper in two different hands, the first being at a guess the engraver's, the second the regular supervisor's, reading: 'On Plan 10 D at O.M.O. the name of a stream is written Bent Burn [wavily underlined], it is requested that this name may be corrected to Bents Burn [wavily underlined].'
'Done on plan - when[?] done in the Book now in the County
13th August 52 [initialled] AM[?]
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 26 - Parish of West Calder, OS1/11/26
This volume contains place name information from the parish of West 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.