Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOPPA BURN | Joppa Burn | Mr Manson Penicuik Mr McLean Braidwood |
018 | [Situation] Penicuick [Descriptive Remarks] A streamlet rising upon the farm of Walston and [] some distance called after that farm until it [] the site of the old farm house of "Joppa" where it [] its name to "Joppa Burn" after its junction with "Braidwood Burn" it is called "Harken Burn". |
| HARKEN BURN | Harken Burn | Mr Manson Penicuik Mr McLean Braidwood Mr Symmington Eastside |
018 | [Situation] Penicuick [Descriptive Remarks] This is the continuation of Braidwood and Joppa Burns from their junction at Mathew's Linn, [] their influx with the Esk near Penicuick [] |
| MATHEW'S LINN | Mathew's Linn | Mr Manson Penicuik Mr McLean Braidwood Mr Symmington Eastside | 018 | [Situation] Penicuick [Descriptive Remarks] A slight linn or water fall at the point [where] Joppa and Braidwood Burns become blended how it attained this appellation I cannot learn |
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[signed] John Mechan 2nd Corpl [Corporal] RSM [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 48 - Parish of Penicuik, OS1/11/48
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Penicuik.
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.