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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| DALMENY | [Continued from page 3] coast is a vast bed of prime freestone which has been extensively worked to supply places far distant with materials for ornamental building Limestone and ironstone also are found. This parish is in the presbytery Linlithgow and Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale Patrons the Earl of Roseberry and the Earl of Hopetoun. The church of Dalmeny was formerly a vicarage of the Monks of Jedburgh and had several altars with distinct and appropriate revenues. The detached portion of the parish is called Auldcathie and previous to the Reformation was a separate parish. Its church was of small value and has entirely disappeared. In 1636 the territory co-extensive with the burghal limits of South Queensferry was detached from Dalmeny and constituted a separate parish. An ancient chapel stood in this territory built by Dundas of Dundas. There is no other detached of Dalmeny parish but the abovementioned. There no detached portions of other parishes within that of Dalmeny. |
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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.