Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWIE'S PATH | Powie's Path | Rev [Reverend] A Laurie, East Calder John Copland, East Calder |
004 | A foot path leading from Bridgend to Pumpherston, and for which some years ago a considerable cutting was made on the north bank of the Almond Water, during which operation innumerable quantities of human bones were found and a warlike weapon in the shape of a small sword also stone coffins. The traditional accounts seem to indicate that this River formed an important pass and it was the scene of many conflicts between the Scots & Picts - Similar remains being got at Bloom park, Adam Brae, Cunnigar, indeed all along the banks of this River seems to have served as a cemetery for these unhappy victims Word "Powie" signifies a skull: [--] say it was the name of a General had fell in action - This name also has another signification it is - the word "pow" being applied to streams. |
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Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 9 - Parishes of Midcalder and Kirknewton, OS1/11/9
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Midcalder, and Kirknewton
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.