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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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TORDUFF RESERVOIR | Torduff Reservoir Torduff Reservoir Torduff Reservoir |
W. McDougal Rev [Reverend] L. Balfour Water Company's map |
006 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 mile S.W. by S. [South West by South] from Colinton Church. A sheet of water extending over several Acres and of considerable depth constructed for the supply of water for the City of Edinburgh, the water is conveyed to a Cistern a short distance from the Reservoir where it is filtered and conveyed by a 3 inch pipe to Edinburgh. See also page 57 A Catchwater - (Covered Drain or pipe) conveys water from Blacklaw Burn & Dean Burn into this Reservoir - see Supplementary remarks on plan C Sheet 6 [Initialled] A.M.O. 9th Feb [Febuary] 1853 See paper Clarification [--] |
CISTERN [Torduff Reservoir] | Torduff Reservoir Torduff Reservoir Torduff Reservoir |
W. McDougal Rev [Reverend] L. Balfour Water Company's map |
006 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 mile S.W. by S. [South West by South] from Colinton Church. A sheet of water extending over several Acres and of considerable depth constructed for the supply of water for the City of Edinburgh, the water is conveyed to a Cistern a short distance from the Reservoir where it is filtered and conveyed by a 3 inch pipe to Edinburgh. See also page 57 A Catchwater - (Covered Drain or pipe) conveys water from Blacklaw Burn & Dean Burn into this Reservoir - see Supplementary remarks on plan C Sheet 6 [Initialled] A.M.O. 9th Feb [Febuary] 1853 See paper Clarification [--] |
BONALLY BURN | Bonally Burn Bonally Burn |
W. McDougal Rev [Reverend] L. Balfour |
006 | [Situation] Runng [Running] N.E. [North East] abt [about] 1/4 Mile West from Dreghorn Castle. A stream taking its rise chiefly from the Reservoirs of Torduff Clubbiedean & Bonally running in a NE [North East] direction into Howden Burn |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 23Parish of Colinton
Transcriber's notes
There is no separate entry on this page for "Cistern" as pre-populated, but details transcribed as for "Torduff Reservoir" for clarity.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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