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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| WESTER DUDDINGSTON | Wester Duddingstone Wester Duddingston Duddingston Wester Duddingston | Reverend Doctor McFarlane George Logan Esqr Statistical Account 1845 Fullarton's Gazetteer Post Office Directory County Map 1847 Kirkwoods Map | 003 | A small and neatly built Vi[ ] delightfully situated at [ ] of Arthur's Seat consisting of neat modern self contained [ ] frequently the summer residences [ ] repectable families from Edinbro' [Edinburgh] Three [ ] houses.one of which Prince Charles slept in bef[ ] [ ] battle of Preston pans, still called the Abercorn Ar[ ] three grocer's shops, and the Parish Church, which stands on an eminence [ ] the west end on the margin of Duddingstone Loch. This Village was large and populous, it had thirty hand Looms, pervious to the year [ ] and before that period furnished thirty six horses, to carry Coals [ ] sacks and creels to Edinburgh. The population at present is about 250, Wester Duddingstone is held in feu from the Marquis of Abercorn. |
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