Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST OFFICE [Loanhead] | Post Office | Name Board Mr Pearson, Baker - Loanhead |
012 | A good substantial dwelling house, 2 stories [storeys] high & slated situated at the junction of three roads, which form the principal & nearly centre of the village of Loanhead. It is used as a Post Office |
| FLOWERFIELD | Flowerfield | Mr Pearson, Loanhead Mr Hargreave - Grocer Loanhead |
012 | An excellent dwelling house 2 stories [storeys] high & slated having out offices, gardens etc attached Situated at the north end of the village of Loanhead & a little south of "Fountain" It is the summer residence & property of Mr Muir, Writer to the Signet. |
| FOUNTAIN | Fountain | Revd [Reverend] Mr Anderson, Loanhead Mr Pearson, Loanhead Mr Hargreave, Loanhead |
012 | A row of cottage houses at the extreme north end of the village of Loanhead on the road to Straiton & Edinburgh They are all one storey high & slated and in good repair - They are principally occupied by the labouring class - Note. The name "Fountain" would appear to have originated from a well or Fountain on nearly the opposite side of the road, which partly supplies Loanhead with water |
| KILLRIG | Killrig | Revd [Reverend] Mr Anderson, Loanhead Mr Hargreave, Loanhead |
012 | Two or three cottage houses at the entrance leading to Mayshade & on the road between Loanhead & Straiton They are one story [storey] high, slated & thatched & only in middling repair - Sir George Clerk Bart [Baronet] proprietor. |
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Plan 12B Trace No. 3 List of Names collected by Samuel Carson
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 32 - Parishes of Lasswade, Liberton, Cockpen and Glencourse, OS1/11/32
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Lasswade, Liberton, Cockpen, 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.