Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIMESTONE QUARRY [Leven Seat] | Levenseat Lime Works Lime Kiln |
Thomas Stark, W [White] House W [West] Calder J Young, W [West] Handaxwood West Calder Sketch of Roads by James Flint |
015 | Very extensive Limeworks on the Farm of W [West] Handaxwood. The Stone is obtained partly by open-cast or Quarrying from the Surface; but wherever the ground is of a nature to admit mining is resorted to the Stone being obtained by this process with more expedition & economy The Shafts or Galleries are driven nearly horizontal and some of the penetrate about 300 yards. The water runs off by a natural fall; and, the Stone is carried from the Quarry to the Kiln (about 1/2 a mile) by a Railway on an inclined plane. These works are the largest and produce the best Lime of any works for many miles round, they are occupied by Robert Gray |
| LIME KILN [Leven Seat] | Levenseat Lime Works Lime Kiln |
Thomas Stark, W [White] House W [West] Calder J Young, W [West] Handaxwood West Calder Sketch of Roads by James Flint |
015 | Very extensive Limeworks on the Farm of W [West] Handaxwood. The Stone is obtained partly by open-cast or Quarrying from the Surface; but wherever the ground is of a nature to admit mining is resorted to the Stone being obtained by this process with more expedition & economy The Shafts or Galleries are driven nearly horizontal and some of the penetrate about 300 yards. The water runs off by a natural fall; and, the Stone is carried from the Quarry to the Kiln (about 1/2 a mile) by a Railway on an inclined plane. These works are the largest and produce the best Lime of any works for many miles round, they are occupied by Robert Gray |
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] W Rogers RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
Plan 15A Trace
[Object] Lime Works
[Parish] W. [West] Calder
[Signed] W Rogers 2nd Corpl [Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
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Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 41 - Parish of West Calder, OS1/11/41
This volume contains place name information from the parish of West Calder.
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.