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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LOCH | The Loch The Loch |
W. Forbes Esqr. George Cuthill Craigend |
005 | This name applies to a portion of a deep flat glen lying between Bowden Hill and Lochcote House, in which was a small loch, but it has been drained many years and its bed now afford a very strong rough pasture, it is sometimes flooded after heavy rains - at the N.W. [North West] corner is a sluice and a small building called Eel Ark, the former allowing egress to the water by a Covered drain & issuing at a small port nearly ½ a mile [West by North]. The Ark was for the purpose of retaining any eels that might get into it - The property of W.Forbes Esqr. - Situation : About ⅛ miles N.E. [North East] of Lochcote |
| EEL ARK | Eel Ark Eel Ark Eel Ark |
W. Forbes Esqr. George Cuthill Craigend Sibbald's History of Linlithgowshire |
005 | Situation : 14 chains North North West of Lochcote This name applies to a portion of a deep flat glen lying between Bowden Hill and Lochcote House, in which was a small loch, but it has been drained many years and its bed now afford a very strong rough pasture, it is sometimes flooded after heavy rains - at the N.W. [North West] corner is a sluice and a small building called Eel Ark, the former allowing egress to the water by a Covered drain & issuing at a small port nearly ½ a mile [West by North]. The Ark was for the purpose of retaining any eels that might get into it - The property of W.Forbes Esqr. - |
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Transcriber's notes
There is no separate entry for Eel Ark - it has been duplicated as it is relevant to both entries.
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 54 - Parish of Torphichen, OS1/34/54
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Torphichen.
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.