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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELF LOCH | Elf Loch Elf Loch |
Thomas Torrance Meadowhead R Trotter Mortonhall |
006 | A small Loch situated on the South East side of the Braid Hills; This name like many others has its origin from some superstitious story which no doubt were pretty prevalent in bygone days. however such it was supposed that this place was not a little frequented by his satanic majesty or some other supernatural being which gave rise to the name |
| ELF KIRK | Elf Kirk Elf Kirk |
Thomas Torrance Meadowhead R Trotter Mortonhall |
006 | This name also has got its use something found as to the above. and was used as a church by this fiend, it consists of a precipice about 200 ft high containing many cavities and projecting rocks and presents to the eye a most rugged appearance |
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[Page] 67P [Plan] 6D -- List of names collected by Pte [Private] John E Daveran RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners] 1st Examiner
Trace No 1
[Object Elf Loch] Loch
[Object Elf Kirk] Precipice
Ph [Parish] of Liberton
[signed] John E Daveran 25 Sept 1851
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