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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT EDGAR | Port Edgar Port Edgar Port Edgar |
James Dundas Esqr. Dundas Castle Peter Cram Grocer South Queensferry Forrest's Co. [County] map |
002 | [Situation] About ½ mile WNW [West North West] of the burgh of Queensferry A middling sized freestone pier in very good repair. It was erected in 1810. by the Queensferry Passage Trustees at the expense of £4763.13.10. and is 378 feet in length. The ledge of rocks on which the pier is built was naturaly suited for a landing place, and to the circumsta [circumstance] of Edgar Aitheling (heir to the confessor) landing there it owes its name. On the 15th August 1822 King George IV embarked there after paying a visit to the Earl of Hopetoun. On the 1st Oct 1823 were landed from his majesty's sloop of war Brisk, from France the corpse of the Earl. |
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Parish of Dalmeny -- Sheet II [2] -- Plan 16 -- Trace 2
[Faint note] -- Supposed Landing Place of Prince Edgar of Atheling (1066)
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 21 - Parish of Dalmeny, OS1/34/21
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Dalmeny.
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.