Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG CRAIG | Long Craig | Thomas Linton, Stenhouse Andrew Liston, Stenhouse |
002 | A ridge of rocks running N. [North] & South. Tangible to the Shore and dipping at an angle of 25 [Degrees]. They are covered at high tides |
| THE CHESTNUT | The Chestnut | Thomas Linton, Stenhouse Andrew Liston, Stenhouse |
002 | A rock of a flat appearance situated west of Granton Breakwater and is only visible at the lowest tides, around which is a considerable depth of water and its notoriety for shipwrecks is not a little known to the mariner, it derived this name from its being somewhat the shape of a chestnut |
| HANGING CRAIG | Hanging Craig | Thomas Linton, Stenhouse Andrew Liston, Stenhouse |
002 | Reef of rocks running N. [North & South situated at the South of Caroline Park and tangible to the shore no doubt from the hanging or perpendicular nature of the west side that gave rise to this name |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 21
P. [Plan] 2. D.2
List of Names collected by John Darnan RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
[Parish] Cramond
[Object for Long Craig & Hanging Craaig] Rocks.
[Object for Chestnut] Rock.
[Signed] John C Darnan, Feb [February] 16th 1852.
Transcriber's notes
Hanging Craig. Contrary to Description, is actually North of Caroline Park
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 4 - Parishes of Cramond and St Cuthberts, OS1/11/4
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Cramond and St Cuthberts.
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.