Volume contents
- 1 - Borrowstouness , index
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- 63 - Borrowstouness , page 63 (end)
- 63A - Borrowstouness , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAD PIT (Ironstone) | Bead Pit Bead Pit |
W. Begg Manager of Kinneil Iron Works A. Hannan Distiller Boness |
001 | [Situation] About 26 chains SW [South West] by S [South] of the parish church A large pit 57 fathoms deep, having a pumping engine 60 horse power, and a winding engine 16 horse power: all in good repair. The thickness of the seam of Ironstone is about 2 feet 6 inches. It will afford employment to about 60 men. The Trustees of the late John Wilson Esq are the owners. It is another property of the Duke of Hamilton |
| WELL O' SPA | Well o' Spa Well o' Spa Well o' S[a |
Revd. [Reverend] Kenneth Mackenzie Minister Boness Mr. Begg Manager of Kinneil Iron Works New Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] |
001 | [Situation] About 24 chains WSW. [West South West] of the parish church This name is given to the shaft of an old coalpit, on the parish ministers grass glebe. There is said to have been a spa well, where the pit was sunk, or at some place near at hand. |
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Parish of Borrowstounness
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Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 14 - Parish of Borrowstouness, OS1/34/14
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Borrowstouness.
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian 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 West Lothian, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.