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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Remains of HOSPITAL [continued] | 005 | [Continued from page 32] which is joined to the W. [West] end of the tower Stands on the site of the nave - there is no appearance of a moat having existed here except a small stream on three sides may be evidence of such, and Mr Duns considers there never was one as the ground is perfectly flat, nor is there such a name now Known as the Knights Garden, It is conjectured that that the enclosement, of the Church was the garden attached to the Preceptory as more than half a century. ago, there were Some very old fruit trees standing, but they have entirely disappeared, W. [West] of the Church in the grave Yard stands a short pillar with a Cross rudely Carved on the top which is called a Refuge Stone - The Sanctuary that appertained to the Preceptory for the protection of criminals was measured from this stone, it being the Central One, And extended a mile all round & four other Stones marked with the Maltese Cross were placed E. W. N. & S. [East West North & South] a mile from the Central Stone, each way - Three of them still occupy the positions they originally were placed it, but the One on the South Cannot be Seen, it is supposed to have sunk below the surface, I made every Search for it where Mr Duns pointed out but Could not discover it -. The Preceptory, or what remains of it is preserved from further decay by its being roofed and otherwise repaired by Lord Torphichen [Continued on page 34] |
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Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 55 - Parish of Torphichen, OS1/34/55
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.