Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTS BURN | Bent Burn | William Bishop, Bents W [West] Calder John Kerr, Camilty M [Mid] Calder John Kerr, Morton Mid Calder |
010 | A tolerably large Stream collected by tributary branches from various parts of the moors the branches converge in the Demesne of Harburn and pass through Several artificial ponds thence it flows in a N.E. [North East] direction through the Farm of Bents (hence the name) and joins the Linhouse Water near Linhouse The name does not apply until it leaves Harburn grounds |
| BUTTERHALL WELL | Butterhall Well | William Bishop, Bents W [West] Calder William Stark, O [Over] Williamston M [Mid Calder] |
010 | A very fine Spring well of excellent water close on the margin of Bent Burn and on the farm of Over-Williamstone unto which Farm the water is conveyed in carts on account of its peculiar fitness for dairy purposes |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] William Rogers RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
Plan 10C Trace 4
[Object for Bent Burn] A Stream
[Object for Butterhall Mill] A Spring Well
[Parish] Mid Calder
[Signed] William Rogers 2nd Corpl [Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Transcriber's notes
Although the Name appears on this page as "Bent Burn" and is transcribed accordingly, the spelling "Bents" is used on the map sheet and appears the correct version.
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.