Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALA KNOWE | Fala Knowe | J Jackson Logan House Mr Ballantine Lawhead mr Kilpatrick Farmer Coats |
012 | A small heathy hill at the S [South] east base of "Carnethy Hill" and farm of Logan House |
| GRAIN HILL | Grain Hill | J Jackson Logan House Mr Ballantine Lawhead Mr Kilpatrick Farmer Coats |
012 | A small heathy hill at the S [South] east base of "Scald Law" & farm of Eastside, its Surface consists of heathy pasturage & upon it stands a trig. [Trigonometrical station] called Grain Hill. it takes its name from a streamlet which meanders past its east side |
| GRAIN BURN | Grain Burn | J Jackson Logan House Mr Ballantine Lawhead Mr Kilpatrick Farmer Coats |
012 | A streamlet gathering upon the east side of "Scald Law" & turning in a South easterly direction enters the farm of "Coats" where it receives the name of "Loan Burn" till its Junction with the Esk. a small streamlet joins it forming a fork or "grain" hence its name |
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Plan 12 C. Trace 1
List of Names collected by "2nd Corporal Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Grain Hill Object: Hill
Grain Burn Object: Stream
Fala Knowe Object: Hill
[Township or Parish] Penicuik
Bottom right hand corner of this page - [Signature] J Mechan 2nd Corporal RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] 23.11.51
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 33 - Parishes of Penicuik and Glencourse, OS1/11/33
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of 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.