Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATER OF LEITH | Water of Leith | Mr Arbuckle, Teacher Little Vantage School Mr Waterson, Little Vantage Co. [County] Map |
011 | A rivulet gathering at the base of the Pentland Hills near "Causewayend" and flowing in a north easterly direction (receiving numerous tributaries) enters the Firth of Forth at the Town of Leith, during the commencement of its course it meanders through a Moorish district after which it enters a picturesque & highly cultivated country, passing through the northern suburbs of Edinburgh where it attains an unrivalled celebrity in filthiness and putrefaction, increasing of (if possible) in this this respect as it leaves its embouchure it works numerous mills in the paper & corn trade during its course. The former are all in the Vicinity of "Currie" |
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Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 29 - Parishes of Kirknewton, Kirkliston, Currie and Mid Calder, OS1/11/29
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Kirknewton, Kirkliston, Currie, 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.