Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOLF CLEUGH | Wolf Cleugh | James Morrison Dewar Gill T. [Toll] Bar Walter Sword Ladyside |
022 | [Situation] Heriot Ph. [Parish]. A ravine through which flows A Small stream which rises in Rough Moss and runs in a N.E [North East] direction till it joins the Dewar Burn a short dista [distance] South of Carnston |
| ROUGH MOSS | Rough Moss | James Morrison Dewar Gill T. [Toll] Bar Walter Sword Ladyside |
022 | [Situation] Heriot Parish. An extensive moor extending from near Cranston and the Piper's Grave to Blackhope Scar |
| DEWAR GILL T.P. | Dewar Gill Toll Bar | James Morrison Dewar Gill T. [Toll] Bar Walter Sword Ladyside |
022 | [Situation] Heriot Parish. A Toll Bar on the road leading from Edinbro [Edinburgh] to Peebles, within a few perches of the Piper's Grave the property of the Trustees of the County Roads of Edinbr [Edinburgh] |
| PIPER OF PEEBLES' GRAVE | Piper's Grave | James Morrison Dewar Gill T. [Toll] Bar Walter Sword Ladyside Co. [County] map |
022 | [Situation] Heriot Parish. A place on the right hand side of the road leading from Edinbro [Edinburgh] to Peebles and exactly on the boundary between the Counties of Edinbro [Edinburgh] and Peebles where it is said a piper was intered [interred], who took on himself for a bet to p [play] from Lauder to Peebles without ceasing, bu [but] on reaching this spot it is said he burst his windpipe and expired. A small stone about one foot and a half high marks the sp [spot] |
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Names Collected by John Early ca [Civilian Assistant]
Plan 22 D Trace 3
Transcriber's notes
Some words of Description are partly lost on the tight binding of right margin.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 61 - Parishes of Heriot and Stow, OS1/11/61
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Heriot and Stow.
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.