Volume contents
- 1 - Carriden , index
- 3 - Carriden , page 3 (start)
- 10 - Carriden , page 10
- 20 - Carriden , page 20
- 30 - Carriden , page 30
- 40 - Carriden , page 40
- 50 - Carriden , page 50
- 60 - Carriden , page 60
- 66A - Carriden , fixed item
- 70 - Carriden , page 70
- 75 - Carriden , page 75 (end)
- 76 - Carriden , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIDEN HOUSE | [Continued] The house of Carriden close by the church stands upon a hight and has inclosures abo [about] it; it was a Roman Station, for Alexander Miln not long since, the owner of it shewed me a Vespasian of gold found there and when he added a jamb to the house he found a stone with the head of an eagle graven upon it which he placed in some part of the wall. There he found also some Roman pottery, it stands upon the tract of the Roman Wall. It is now a seat of the Earl of Dalhousie. -- Sibbalds Hist. [History] page 19 The mansion house of Carriden, Bonhard, and Grange are fabrics of some antiquity; the first of them with some modern additions being still occupied as the residence of the proprietor. -- New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Linlithgowshire page 68 |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 40
Transcriber's notes
Carriden House -- See information on pages 38, 39 and 40.
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 15 - Parish of Carriden, OS1/34/15
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Carriden.
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.