Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUR LADY'S WELL | Lady's Well | Thomas Brown, Stow William Stenhouse, Stow |
025 | A Common Spring Well on the Policy grounds belonging to Torsonce mansion, there is a Current tradition in the locality to the effect that a nun belonging to some ancient ecclestiastic order passing this way fell to the ground at or near this spot being at the time in a state of partial exhaustion from fatigue and thirst, that while in this state she prayed for water, when the present spring immediately opened up as in Answer to her prayers. |
| OUR LADY'S CHAPEL (Remains of) | Chapel (Remains of) | Thomas Brown, Stow William Stenhouse, Stow |
025 | A fragment of a wall of Stone and lime building Situated on the Policy grounds of Torsonce it is about 25 links long and about 6 feet high it is pointed out as being the remains of a Roman Catholic Chapel and is looked upon as the object of some Considerable antiquity in the vicinity. Some Short time ago it was repaired with a view to its preservation as an antiquity |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C Asst [Civilian Assistant]
Plan 25 A Trace 5
[Object for Lady's Well] A Spring Well
[Object for Chapel] Ruins of Chapel
[Parish] Stow
[Signed] T Smith 17th Sept [September]
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 66 - Parish of Stow, OS1/11/66
This volume contains place name information from the parish of 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.