OS1/15/31/59
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEEDLESS | Needless | Robert Whyte Schoolmaster William Steven Athelstoneford |
Three rows of cottages one Storey high and in good repair occupied by mechanics & Labours the property of Sir David Kinloch Gilmerton. | |
| ATHELSTANEFORD [village] | Athelstoneford Village Athelstoneford Village Athelstaneford |
Robert Whyte Schoolmaster, William Steven Athelstoneford; Statistical Account |
A small neat village consisting of houses mostly all one storey high and in general good repair occupied chiefly by Farm Labours. There is one Small Public house & 3 or 4 retail Grocers Shops and Post office. about 3/4 of a mile to the North of the village a battle was fought between the Scots & Saxons in which the former were victorious, &in the flight of the Saxons there Commander Athelstan was killed by an archer at a ford on the Burn known by the name of the Cogtail Burn. the village was afterwards called Athelstaneford but it is now modernised into that of Athelstoneford. in this village the Revd [Reverend] Robert Blair composed his celebrated poem "The Grave" & his successor the Revd [Reverend] John Home wrote the Tragedy of Douglas in this place, the proprietor of the village is Sir David Kinloch. |
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[Page] 59List of Names collected by D. Mason Lce. Corpl. RS&M. [Lance Corporal Royal Sappers and Miners]
Plan 5C Trace 6
Parish of Athelstoneford
[Signed] D. Mason.
Object
Needless - Houses
Athelstoneford - Village
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