Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUTTERSHILL CASTLE | Outtershill Castle | Rev. [Reverend] S. Moncrieff Penicuick Manse John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
018 | The ruins of an old mansion house [in] the style of castellated architect[ure] which characterized the latter e[nd] of the 17th. Century, it is upon the f[arm] of Pomathorn, it takes its name from the [hill] upon which it stands. |
| POMATHORN | Pomathorn | Rev. S. Moncrieff Penicuick Manse John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
018 | A farm house with offices, a thrash[ing] Mill, & an arable farm attached, it [is] the property of Sir G. Clerk Bart [Baronet] Penicuick |
| OUTTER'S HILL | Outter's Hill | Rev. [Reverend S. Moncrieff Penicuick Manse John Cowan Esq Valleyfield |
018 | A tolerably sized hill, arable upon it[s] east and north sides, & wooded upon [the] west, where it overhangs the Esk. it is upon the farm of Pomathorn, its proper name is very doubtful, it [is] pronounced "Ootershill". The Rev [Reverend] Mr. [Moncrieff] recommends Outters Hill and says [it] could not have been "Otters Hill" as no otters [have] ever known to have been up there. |
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Parish [of] Lasswade
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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.