OS1/11/1/74
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUIRHOUSE | Muir House | John Todd Muirhouse W Clarke Cramond |
001 | A large and handsome built mansion house the property of Thomas Davidson Esqr and residence of Mrs Colonel Scott. It is built in the castellated style surmounted with a handsome tower and occupies a situation of imposing grandeur; on a lofty Bank embosomed in wood, embracing a view of the extensive Sheet of the Firth of Forth the coast of Fife and Ochill Hills. about 1/2 mile south is situated the garden which is in excellent order to the east of which formerly stood the old mansion of Muirhouse erected in 1690. two circular staircases of which only remain, this being pulled down in order to assist in raising the present handsome structure |
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[Page] 74P. [Plan] 1.B -- List of Names collected by John E Daveran RS& [Royal Sappers &] miners 1st Examiner
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Parish - Cramond
Object
Muir House - House
[Signed] J E Daveran
Jany [January] 29th
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