Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH formerly Crichton Collegiate Church | Crichton Church (Ph) [Parish] | Rev [Reverend] Mr Welsh, Cranston Manse Mr Laidlaw, Loquheriot Rev [Reverend] Mr Crawford, Chrichton Manse |
013 | A cruciform stone edifice in an antique style of architecture & dating prior to 1449 at which period it was made a "Collegiate Church" by Sir W. Crichton Lord Chancellor of Scotland it is the parish Kirk, & contains 600 sittings, but its audience seldom numbers over 100 the parishoners [parishioners] being mostly Free Church & other kinds of dissenters |
| CRICHTON CASTLE (Ruins of) | Crichton Castle (Norman era) | Rev [Reverend] Mr Welsh, Cranston Manse Mr Laidlaw, Loquheriot Rev [Reverend] Mr Crawford, Chrichton Manse |
013 | A very splendid specimen of the ancient Norman Stronghold presenting in its architecture the style of three different ages, its form is quadrangular & its walls massive & of considerable height perforated in numerous places by loopholes and small windows. The large square Keep in its South east side is an erection of great strength like the remainder of the structure in a very dilapidated state, it was once the property of the celebrated Crichton Lord Chancellor of Scotland, it is now the property of Capt [Captain] B. Callendar of "Preston Hall" |
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners]
[Plan] 13 D [Trace] 5
[Parish] Crichton
Transcriber's notes
Spelling of "Chrichton" in address of Authority Crawford is assumed to be an error by Mechan.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 37 - Parishes of Borthwick, Crichton and Newbattle, OS1/11/37
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Borthwick, Crichton, and Newbattle.
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.