Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT [Turnhouse Hill] | J Jackson Logan House Mr Ballantine Lawhead |
012 | At the south base of Turnhouse Hill, the remains of an ancient camp is ---[word caught in the fold of the page]. it is of an oval form & the ditch at the north end is quite distinct | |
| LAWHEAD | 012 | The description for Lawhead appears on page OS1/11/33/29 | ||
| TURNHOUSE HILL | Turnhouse Hill | J Jackson Logan House Mr Ballantine Lawhead |
012 | A large heathy hill upon the farm of Turnhouse now annexed to House of Muir. it is one of the Pentland range, & upon its summit stands a Trig [Trigonometrical Station] called Turnhouse Head. at its south base the remains of an ancient camp is ---[word caught in the fold of the page]. it is of an oval form. & the ditch at the north end is quite distinct. |
| WHITE CRAIGS HEADS | White Craig Heads | J Jackson Logan House Mr Ballantine Lawhead |
012 | Two Precipices overhanging a hollow through which a stone fence runs that divides the parishes of Glencross and Penicuik at this place the title seems rather anomalous as the chasm presents a very black aspect it is on the farms of Lawhead and Turnhouse. |
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Plan12.C. Trace 1.
List of Names collected by2nd Corporal J echan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] & Examiner
White Craig Heads Object: Hills
Turnhouse Hill Object: Hill
Fort [Turnhouse Hill] Object: Ancient Fort
Lawhead Object: Farmhouse
[Township or Parish] Glencross
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.