Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOORFOOT CHAPEL (Ruins of) | Chapel Chapel Chapel |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Smith W.J. Burton Esqr. Mr Hastie |
022 | The ruins of a Chapel with a small piece of ground laid to be a graveyard, attached: situated a little South of the farm house of Moorfoot. |
| OLD GRAVE YARD [Moorfoot Chapel] | Site of Grave Yard Site of Grave Yard Site of Grave Yard |
Revd [Reverend] Mr Smith W.J. Burton Esqr Mr Hastie |
022 | It formerly belonged to the ancient village of Morthwait, all traces of which have now dissappeared [sic] |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Temple
"After the grant of David I, the monks established at Morthwait a chapel which served their men and the abbot enjoyed the patronage of it till the reformation. After that great change the Commendator Coming in his place enjoyed his right, till the extensive estates of the Abbey were Converted into a temporal Lordship which descended to the heirs of the Commendator Earls of Ancrum and Marquisses of Lothian: Chalmers Caledonia vol II p 8
"The ecclesiastical establishment of this parish consisted originally of three chapels one at Temple one at Clerkington and one at Morphet." Old Stat [Statistical] Acct [Account] vol 16 p 502
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 58 - Parishes of Temple and Heriot, OS1/11/58
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Temple and Heriot.
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.