Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POET DRUMMOND'S SEAT | Poet Drummond's Seat | Revd [Reverend] Mr Brown | 012 | [Situation] A little N. [North] from Hawthornden. A large recess or grotto with stone benches cut from a freestone rock near the front of Hawthornden and at the top of a steep bank overhanging the River N. [North] Esk. |
| THE FOUR SISTERS or Ben Jonson's Tree | Ben Jonson's Tree | Revd [Reverend] Mr Brown | 012 | [Situation] At Hawthornden. A Sycamore tree of immense size in front of Hawthornden round which was a seat lately removed under which it is said Drummond the poet was sitting when Ben Jonson arrived on a visit to him from London. |
| BEN JONSON'S TREE | The Four Sisters | Revd [Reverend] Mr Brown | 012 | [Situation] At Hawthornden. A Sycamore tree of immense size in front of Hawthornden round which was a seat lately removed under which it is said Drummond the poet was sitting when Ben Jonson arrived on a visit to him from London. |
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Parish of Lasswade
Transcriber's notes
"The Four Sisters" is an alternative name for "Ben Jonson's Tree". Transcribed in duplicate for clarity.
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.