Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAY HILL | Play Hill | Rev [Reverend] Mr Leslie, Borthwick [--] J. Anderson, Gardener Currie |
013 | A small arable hill on the farm of Crichton Mains upon its Summit (on the centre of the site of a Roman Camp) stands a Trigl (.) [Trigonometrical Point] called "Crichton W" |
| FORT (Remains of) [Play Hill] | Roman Camp (site of) | Rev [Reverend] Mr Leslie, Borthwick [--] J. Anderson, Gardener Currie |
013 | The site of a Roman Camp on the summit of a small arable eminence called "Play Hill" on the farm of "Crichton mains", all vestiges of the rampart, fosse etc have long been destroyed by the plough but some old residents of the locality remember it in a state of entirety, some Silver coins of the Roman period have been turned up from it |
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners]
[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.