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Parish of Abercorn -- Sheet 2 -- No. 14 -- Trace 2
[Midhope House Continued]
"Midhope House a building of considerable age is in tolerable presentation. It consists
of a square turretted tower with a cumbrous addition attached to the east side. The old
doorway bears above it a coronet and the letters J.L. in cipher. the initials of the then Livingstone
Earl of Linlithgow. An oak stair of massive workmanship still gives access to the upper stories
of the house inhabitted by labourers." -- New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Co. [County] Linlthgow page 26
"Midhope was formerly, "a fine tower house," the seat of Drummond of Midhope and
now belonging to the Earl of Hopetoun." Penneys Hist. [History] of Linlithgow. See also Sibbalds Hist. [History] of Linlithgow page 20. See also Chalmers Caledonia.
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 3 - Parish of Abercorn, OS1/34/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Abercorn.
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.