Volume contents
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BELL'S HILL | Bell's Hill Bell'd Hill |
William Henderson, Kirkton John Jackson, Logan House John Smith, Capelaw Knox's County Map |
012 | A tolerably sized heathy hill forming a component part of the Pentland Range it is on the farm of Kirkton and on its summit stands a Trigl. {Trigonometrical Station] called after the hill. |
BLACK HILL | Black Hill | William Henderson, Kirkton John Jackson, Logan House John Smith, Capelaw Knox's County Map |
012 | A tolrably sized heathy hill on the farms of Kirkton and Logan House. upon its summit stands a Trig. [Trigonometrical Station] called by trig party after the hill it is one of the Pentland hills. |
WHITE CLEUGH | White Cleugh | William Henderson, Kirkton John Jackson, Logan House John Smith, Capelaw Knox's County Map |
012 | A chasm on the farms of Logan House and Kirkton through which meanders a streamlet that takes the name of the cleugh |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl. [Corporal] Michan R.S.M. 1st Examiner
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.