Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COCKPEN [parish] | Cockpen Cockpen Cockpen |
W. Renwick J. Haig Co. [County] Map |
013 | A farm house & offices with a farm of land attachd [attached] occupied by & the property of the Earl of Dalhouse. |
| COCKPEN HOUSE (Site of) | Site of Cockpen Site of Cockpen Cockpen House |
W. Renwick J. Hays Co. [County] Map Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] 1845 |
013 | The site of a Mansion house the property of the Earl of Dalhousie no part of the building remains of the place where it stood is now under cultivation, a portion of sunk wall of a pump house is still pointed out as being in connection with it. The song " The Laird of Cockpen" was a composition made upon a former proprietor. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Cockpen
" The South Esk after leaving Dalhousie Castle passes close by the romantic place where Cockpen House stood, the mansion of the Laird of Cockpen abut a furlong to the east of Dalhousie Castle". Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] 1845
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 35 - Parishes of Cockpen, Newbattle and Lasswade, OS1/11/35
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Cockpen, Newbattle, and Lasswade.
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.