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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT LOTHIAN CHURCH AND GRAVE YARD (Remains of) | St. [Saint] Mary's Church Remains of and Grave Yard St. [Saint] Mary's Church Remains of and Grave Yard St. [Saint] Mary's Church Remains of and Grave Yard St. [Saint] Mary's Church Remains of and Grave Yard |
Old Stat: [Statistical] Acct [Account] Vol: [Volume] 10. page 420 J. Clarkson J. Stevenson T. Lawrie |
018 | [Situation] About 20. chs [chains] E. [East] from Mount Lothian Toll Bar "There are the RemainS "of two chapels in the "Parish, St [Saint] Mary's at " a Place called Monk "lothian at the South. & "St [Saint] Catherine's at the north " "end of the parish: each of "these has a burying place." See Sinclairs Stat. [Statistical] Acct [Account] vol. [volume] 10 P. [Page] 420 |
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[Page] 10 Parish of PenicuiK
[Note] Grave Yard German Text
[Note] From the information in Chalmers Caledonia and in the new Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] It appears that the name St. [Saint] Marys church is not well Known nor does the name appear in the ancient Chart[?]laws as quoted by Chalmers whereas the name Mount Lothian church is well established. The authorities above quoted Concur only in calling it St. [Saint] Mary's church in Conformity with the Old Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] above quoted which is the only authority for Calling it St. [Saint] Mary's church It is therefore written Mount Lothian Church.
[Note] The only vestige now Remaining of this Church is in a Small Plantation east of Mount Lothian Toll Bar, Planted and enclosed by the proprietor Sir George ClerK Bart [Baronet] to Preserve the Remains from further decay: the foundation Can Still be distinctly traced & in Some Places is still Standing 6 or 8 inches high. in other places it is almost obliterated a tombStone is Still Standing on the S. E. [South East] Side of the Ruin which is Supposed to mark the Place of the last internment. Sir George ClerK, Mr Clarkson and other Residents in the immediate locality appear Perfectly Conversant with its history & Situation. and they have pointed out the Site of
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Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 49 - Parish of Penicuik, Lasswade and Carrington, OS1/11/49
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Penicuik, Lasswade, and Carrington.
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.