Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COCK RIG | Cock Rig Cock Rig |
Thomas Cairns. William Henderson. |
011 ; 012 | About 25 chains north west from Craigenterrie. A small heathy eminence on the farm of Craigenterrie. On its summit is a Trig. [Trigonometrical] station. |
| KENLEITH BURN | 012 | See remarks on plan 5D. Anno. 22nd October 1852. | ||
| WHITESIDE BURN | Whiteside Burn Whiteside Burn |
Thomas Cairns. William Henderson. |
011 ; 012 | Rising about ΒΌ mile west from Harbour Hill and running in a westerly direction. A small stream gathering on the farm of Craigsterrie and running in a northerly direction through part of a farm which was formerly called Whiteside and at length runs into the Water of Leith a little east of the village of Currie. Near its termination it changes its name and is called Poets Burn from the circumstance of its passing a place which was the residence of Thomson author of the Season. |
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 31 - Parishes of Currie, Colinton, Lasswade, Penicuik and Glencourse, OS1/11/31
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Currie, Colinton, Lasswade, Penicuik, and Glencourse.
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.