Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWLET'S HOUSE (Ruins) | Howlets House Howlets House Houlets House Howlet's house |
J. Jackson Revd [Reverend] S. Moncrief Sinclairs Sat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Chalmers Cal. [Caledonia] vol [volume] 2 P. [Page] 571 |
012 | [Situation] 3/4 of a mile N [North] West from Carnethy Hill. The ruins of an ancient edif [edifice] on the farm of Logan House. It consists of two side walls of great thickness from which an arch springs which is also great streng [strength] it is built of the same Kind of Stone as Logan House and f [for ?] its style seems to have been contemporary with that building. The country people can give no accou [account] of its origin. "About half a mile further west, are the remains of another building commonly called The Houlets House, of which no certain account is to be found." Sinclairs Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] vol. [volume] 10 P. [Page] 425 |
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Parish of Penicuik
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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.