Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALTERSYKE | Saltersyke *Saltyr Syke |
Sir George Clerk Baronet Penicuik House John Laing Farmer Silverburn |
012 | A cot house upon the farm of Braidwood. it once was a farm of itself. |
| SILVER BURN | Silverburn *Silver Burn |
Sir George Clerk Baronet Penicuik House John Laing farmer Silverburn |
012 | A farm house with offices attached, adjacent are a few cotters tenements which causes the place to considered a small Hamlet. it is the property of Sir George Clerk Baronet, Penicuik House & derives its name from the streamlet which meanders past it |
| SILVERBURN | SilverBurn | Sir George Clerk Baronet Penicuik House John Laing Farmer Silverburn |
012 | A streamlet gathering on the farms of Eastside & silverburn & running in an easterly direction falls into the Esk. it takes its name from the limpidness of its water. |
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Plan 12.C.
List of Names collected by 2nd Corporal J Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Saltersyke Object:Cottage House
Silver Burn Object: Farmhouse
Silver Burn Object: Stream
[Township or Parish] Penicuik
Signed at the bottom right hand corner of the page - John Mechan 2nd Corporal RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Transcriber's notes
In the Address column is the note " *Co.Map" referring to the entry " *Saltyr Syke"
In the Address column is the note " *Co. Map" referring to the entry " *Silver Burn"
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.