Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE (Ruins of) | The Slaughter House (Ruins) | Rev. [Reverend] Mr Crawford, Crichton Manse Rev. [Reverend] Mr Leslie, Borthwick Manse Mr Goorie, Factor Preston Hall |
013 | A rectangular stone building a few Yards south from the principal ruin of Crichton Castle and evidently a contemporary of the latter, except that it lies "north & South" it has all the appearance of an old chapel, it [its] longest sides being sustained each by 4 sloping buttresses, its interior is divided into an upper & lower apartment The latter covered by a vaulted ceiling it has a chimney at its South gable, antiquarians have been puzzled to account for its origin & use. Many imagine it was for the accommodation of visitor's retainers, others that it was for keeping cattle in when carried off the English borders by the Scotch Reivers in the middle ages. |
| Ruins of CHAPEL (Supposed) [The Slaughter House] | The Slaughter House (Ruins) | Reverend Mr Crawford, Crichton Manse Reverend Mr Leslie, Borthwick Manse Mr Goorie, Factor Preston Hall |
013 | A rectangular stone building a few Yards south from the principal ruin of Crichton Castle and evidently a contemporary of the latter, except that it lies "north & South" it has all the appearance of an old chapel, it [its] longest sides being sustained each by 4 sloping buttresses, its interior is divided into an upper & lower apartment The latter covered by a vaulted ceiling it has a chimney at its South gable, antiquarians have been puzzled to account for its origin & use. Many imagine it was for the accommodation of visitor's retainers, others that it was for keeping cattle in when carried off the English borders by the Scotch Reivers in the middle ages. |
Transcriber's notes
Only the Name "The Slaughter House" appears on this page, but transcribed in duplicate in agreement with pre-populated entry for clarity.
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] 7th Augt [August] 1852
[Plan] 13 D [Trace] 5
[Parish] Crichton
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.