Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Viaduct | Avon Viaduct Avon Viaduct |
William Blair Esqre. Avontoun John Hardy Esqre. Provost |
005 | [Situation] 12 Chains SW [South West] of the village of Linlithgow Bridge. A very fine structure Supporting the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway across a Valley & through which the River Avon flows, it is a short distance South of Linlithgow Bridge and Consists of 23 lofty Arches, twenty of them having a span of about 50 feet and the other three at the E. [East] end being Only 24 feet wide, the height of the rails Over the bed of the River is about 100 feet. Six of the Arches including the three Small Are On the Linlithgow Side of the River, three of them across the River Avon and the Remaining 14 are on the Stirlingshire Side, it is built of a hard Whitish Sandstone. |
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Ph [Parish] of Linlithgow -- Sheet 5 No.2. Trace 2.
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 43 - Parish of Linlithgow, OS1/34/43
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Linlithgow.
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.