OS1/15/48/66
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETS BURN | Bennet's Burn | Mr John Amos Pressmennan John Patterson Brunt |
011 | A small Stream which issues from Pressmannan Lake, running in an east direction until it joins Spot Burn at Burnhead Smithy, it forms the boundary between the Parishes of Spot [Spott] & Stenton |
| PRESSMENNAN WOOD | Pressmennan Wood | Mr John Amos Pressmennan John Patterson Brunt |
011 | A large tract of Wood on each side of Pressmannan Lake, chiefly composed of old Oak & Birch except a portion on the South Side which is fir, and was planted upwards of 30 years ago, it is the property of Mrs H.N Ferguson of Beil |
| PRESSMENNAN LAKE | Pressmennan Lake | Mr John Amos Pressmennan John Patterson Brunt |
011 | A beautiful sheet of Water about 1 1/2 miles in length and between 3 & 4 chains in width it was formed about the year 1819 by the late William H Nesbet Esq between two steep Hills thickly wooded, who stocked it with fish at a great expence, and otherwise improved the grounds in [the] immediate vicinity. Mrs H.N. Ferguson is the proprietrix |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 66List of Names collected by James McAnulty
Plan 11D Trace 1
Parish of Stenton
[Signed] James Carpenter CA [Civilian Assistant] 14th Nov [November] 1853
[Signed] W James Cap RE [Captain Royal Engineers] 15 Nov [November] 1853
[Signed] James [McAnulty ?]
Transcriber's notes
Some words are lost in the tight binding of right margin and part of bottom edge is torn.It appears that "Pressmennan" has initially been spelled "Pressmannan" on this page and only in some instances thereafter corrected by surveyor.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
DANIALSAN, JCB
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