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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGCROOK CASTLE | Craigcrook Castle Craigcrook Castle Craig Crook Castle Craig-Crook Craigcrook Craigcrook |
Mr.Belfrage Mr.Fortune Co,[County] Map Stat.Acct.[Statistical Account] 1845 Sinclairs Stat.Acct.[Statistical Account] Fullartons Gazetteer |
[Situation] - About ½ mile W.N.W.[West North West] from Ravelston House - A handsome country mansion in a castellated style of Architecture with a handsome garden and neatly laid out demesne attached. This property with some adjoining lands were bequeathed by a [former]proprietor, for charitable purpose and is now under the management of the Edinburgh Presbytery An old wall, a little to the east of the building has an archway surmounted by a coat of arms which bears the date 1626. See quotation page 13 . |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 16 -- Cramond Parish
CRAIGCROOK CASTLE -- Form 136-- Page 49
"On the South-east boundary of the parish at the foot of
"Corstorphine Hill. stands Craig-Crook, the residence of
"the Right Honourable Lord Jeffrey. Viewed from the Queens-
"ferry Road the ancient looking mansion, with the wood covered
"hill behind has a very striking appearance" . Stat. Acct.[Statistical Account] 1845 Page 597.
"John Strachan Esqr. of Craigcrook in this parish about the
"year 1720 mortified his estate of above £300 per Annum.
" At certain managers to be applied by them in relieving the necessities
" of poor old men women & orphans. The annual produce of this
"mortification has greatly increased and the amount is dedicated
" to the payment of annual sum of £8.0.0. each to a number of
"poor old men & women in the city of Edinburgh. The mansion
"of Craigcrook has been long Known as the residence of the Aristarch
" of critics. Francis Jeffrey." Fullartons Gazetteer.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 6 - Parishes of Corstorphine, Cramond and St Cuthberts, OS1/11/6
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Corstorphine, Cramond, and St Cuthberts
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.