OS1/11/16/29
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONDUIT TO EDINBURGH | Bonally Conduit Bonally Conduit |
Rev [Reverend] L Balfour W. McDougle |
006 | [Situation] Runs N.E. [North East] by Colinton. A conduit leading from Boonally Reservoir to the City of Edinbro' [Edinburgh] by Swanston & Comiston of late it has not been used and in future the water will be conveyed to Torrduff [Torduff] Reservoir |
| SMITHY CLEUGH | Smithy Cleugh Smithy Cleugh |
Rev [Reverend] L Balfour W. McDougal |
006 | [Situation] About 1 3/8 mile S.E. by S. [South East by South] from Colinton Church. A rocky ravine on the farm of Allermuir thro' [through] which a Small Stream runs |
| HOWDEN BURN | Howden Burn Howden Burn How Dean |
Rev [Reverend] L Balfour W. McDougal County map |
006 | [Situation] Running past the West side of Dreghorn Castle. A small stream rising in the hollow between the hills of Capelaw & Allermuir & joins Bonally Burn from the unity of which it is called Braid Burn. This description cannot be correct - See the plan - Hill trace & remark 55 on plan [Initialled] AMO 31st Jun [June ?] /53 [1853] |
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[Page] 29Parish of Colinton
Transcriber's notes
The final sentence of Description for "Howden Burn" appears to refer to a phrase scored out "passing between", replaced by "rising in the hollow between" both in a different hand.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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