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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONS HILL | Mons Hill Mons Hill Mons Hill |
Revd [Reverend] W.L. Colvin W. ClarKe Andrew WalKer |
[Situation] About 1 mile W N W [West North West] from Dalmeny Park. A moderate sized hill the surface of which is mostly covered with wood |
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| WARRANT LAW STONE | Warrant Law Stone Warrant Law Stone Warrant Law Stone |
Revd [Reverend] W.L. Colvin W. ClarKe Andrew WalKer |
[Situation] About 1 1/2 Mile W. by N. [West by North] from Cramond A large Stone [made] of a Globular form and about 6 feet in diameter placed on the [---] a small Knoll at a [---] from this stone there are 5 others of a less size [---] without any order and it [---] said that many others were taKen away for building &c of a similar Kind. [The] following is a tradition or [---] a conjecture of the country people concerning this object, that this was a place where criminals were tried, in ancient times, for [co---] offences and after sentence of death being past on them [they] were conveyed to a place not far distant called Gallow [Laws] and there executed. |
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Transcriber's notes
words lost in foldThe place names on this page can be found on this map:
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74427795
Linlithgowshire, Sheet 3 (includes: Aberdour; Dalgety; Dalmeny)
Survey date: 1854-5 Publication date: 1856
Six-inch 1st edition, 1843-1882
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Bizzy- Moderator, Nora Edwards, P Wills, lcopeland173
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