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"About two miles to the westward of the village of Kirkliston a little to the south of the
Edinburgh and Linlithgow turnpike road stands Niddry Castle a fine old ruin at one
time possessed by the Earls of Wintoun now the property of the Earl of Hopetoun. Queen
Mary of Scotland rested and is said to have slept there when on her flight from Loch
Leven to join her adherents at Hamilton on the 2nd of May 1568." - New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Co. [County] Edinburgh
Page 138-9
[signed] RD Kerr Capt RE [Captain, Royal Engineers] 28 July 1855 -- James Carpenter C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant] 23d June 1855
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 31 - Parish of Kirkliston, OS1/34/31
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Kirkliston.
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.