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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILDERSTON HILLS | Hilderston Hills | Revd [Reverend] Duns Torphichen | 005 | [Situation] From about ¾ to about 1 5/8 miles SE by E [South East by East] of the village of Torphichen A considerable range of hills occupying the Eastern end of Parish of Torphichen and being the most elevated of any in the County, the highest point having an leevation of nearly 1500 feet above the level of the sea - the S. [South] Western part of the range abounds in Coal and a fine description of Sandstone, here there is a large quarry of this fine stone Constantly being worked - there are a number of old shallow Coal pits or diggings scattered about, from 15 to 20 feet deep when Coal was obtained in former times, but only superficially, they are all of funnel shape, wide at the top and narrow at the bottome - N. [North] of Hilderston Quarry [Continued on page 62] |
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Ph [Parish] of Torphichen -- Sheet 5 No 14 -- T. [Trace] 6
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.