Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSEBANK MILL (Woollen) | Rosebank Mill (Woollen) Rosebank Mill (Woollen) |
Mr J Dobson Proprietor Mr J Laidlaw Inverleithen |
014 | [Situation] About 15 Chains S.E. [South East] from Town Hall A large building three st [storeys] high having dye house etc attached all in good repa [repair] the machinery is propelled by water power the average nimber of hands employed [is] 120 It is the property of Messers. J and A Dobson Fewed from the Earl of Traquair |
| BATTA GREEN | Batta Green Batta Green |
Mr J Dobson Inverleithen Mr J Laidlaw Inverleithen |
014 | [Situation] About 10 Chains East from Town Hall A small green once the pro [property] of the fewers of Inverleithen but it has been converted [to] the property of the Earl of Traquair since the enclosing Act was passed -- The word is taken from Battery, owing to a bank er [erected] against the encroachment of the Leithen W [Water] |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 42
Parish of Inverleithen -- Sheet 14 No 13 -- Trace 6
[Faint Note] -- Is this a spinning
or weaving Mill
[Note] -- Ratta on Plan
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold of page.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 17 - Parish of Innerleithen, OS1/24/17
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Innerleithen.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles 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 Peebles, which is in the south of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.