Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MONGO'S WELL | St. [Saint] Mongo's Well | Revd. [Reverend] S. Moncrieff Penicuik John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
This well is in the garden attached to Penicuik Manse & is of some antiquity. it is said the parish was once called St. [Saint] Mongo's. the well is now covered over but the water from it runs into a cistern which is within the walls of a ruin immediately south of it. | |
| SEPULCHRAL MONUMENT (French Prisoners of War) [Valleyfield] | Monument | Revd. [Reverend] S. Moncrieff Penicuik John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
018 | A stone monument embellished with doric ornaments within the ornamental grounds of Valleyfield, it was erected by certain of the inhabitants to the memory of 309 prisoners of war who were interred near the spot from 1811 to 1813. |
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List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers and Miners]
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Penicuik Parish
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.