Midlothian, volume 29

Page List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks Continued entries/extra info Transcriber's notes
OS1/11/29/1 [page] 1 PARISH OF KIRKNEWTON PLAN 11 C. INDEX Names of Objects -- Page Aimville -- 4 Aimville Cottage -- 5 Achinoon Hill -- 7 Achinoon -- 7 Belstane -- 3 Corston Hill -- 4 Hillend -- 3 Little Vantage -- 5 Little Vantage School -- 5 Leith Vantage T.P. [Turnpike] -- 6 Leith Head Mill -- 6 Water of Leith -- 6 Calder and Slateford Trust -- 3 Kirknewton (Parish of) -- 4
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OS1/11/29/3 BELSTANE Belstane Belstane Stewart Hill Mr. Swanson W[ilia]m Hodgson Co[unty] Map 011 A farm house in good repair with commodious offices, the property of Humphrey Graham Esq[uire], W[riter to the?] S[ignet?] Edinburgh
OS1/11/29/3 HILLEND Hillend Hillend Hillend Mr. Swanson W[ilia]m Hodgson Co[unty] Map 011 A small thatched cot house on the farm of Corston.
OS1/11/29/4 AIMVILLE Aimville Aimville Aimville Alex[ander] Porter John Arbuckle Co[unty] Map. 011 An old country mansion i[n] very indifferent repair 2 st[ories] high & slated having a frui[t] garden a short distance we[st] of the house it was once the residence of the proprietor Mr. Swanson W[riter to the] S[ignet] Edinburgh.
OS1/11/29/4 CORSTON HILL Corston Hill Corston Hill Corston Hill Mr. Waterson Mr. Arbuckle Co[unty] Map 011 A heathy hill upon the farm of Corston, upon its summit stands a Trig[onometrical] Station
OS1/11/29/4 Some of the Descriptive Remarks concerning AIMVILLE are slightly obscured by the binding but can be guessed.
OS1/11/29/5 AIMVILLE COTTAGE Aimville Cottage Aimville Cottage Mr. Waterson Mr. Arbuckle 011 A small thatched house upon the side of the Edinburgh & Lanark road near Little Vantage it is the property of Mr. Swanson W[riter to the] S[ignet] Edinburgh.
OS1/11/29/5 LITTLE VANTAGE (Inn) Little Vantage Little Vantage Little Vantage Inn Little Vantage Alex[ander] Porter John Arbuckle County Map Stat[istical] Acc[oun]t 1845 011 A public inn on the road side between Edinburgh & Lanark the property of Mr Swanson W[riter to the] S[ignet] Edinbro.
OS1/11/29/5 LITTLE VANTAGE SCHOOL Little Vantage School House Little Vantage School House Mr. Waterson Mr. Arbuckle 011 A school house upon the side of the public road near Little Vantage it is attended by an average of 40 children.
OS1/11/29/6 LEITH HEAD MILL (Corn) Leith Head Mill Leith Head Mill Leith Head Mill Alex[ander] Porter Mr. Swanson Mr. Hodgson 011 A corn mill upon the Water of Leith by which it is worked at[tached] is the Millers residence & adjacent [are] the cots of the laborers employ[ed?] The property of the Earl of Morton of Dalmahoy.
OS1/11/29/6 LITTLE VANTAGE T.P. Little Vantage Toll Bar Little Vantage Toll Bar Alex[ander] Porter John Arbuckle 011 A toll bar on the Edinburgh [&] Lanark road about 12 miles f[rom] the former, it takes its name from its proximity to Little Van[tage] Inn.
OS1/11/29/6 WATER OF LEITH Water of Leith See Name Book Sheet 19 Edinbro. 5 f[oo]t scale. Descriptive remarks are in Nam[e] Book Sheet 19 Edin[burgh] 5 f[oo]t Scale. Not navigable on Plan 11. C.
OS1/11/29/6 Parts of the Descriptive Remarks are again hidden in the binding and have to be guessed at. I have added WATER OF LEITH, said to be 'Running past the W[est] side of the City of Edinburgh into the Firth of Forth' in the Situation column.
OS1/11/29/7 AUCHINOON Auchenwool Auchenwool Auchenwool Auchinoon Auchinoun Auchinoon Auchinown Auchinoon Auchinoon J. Gray R. Gray L. Tait Dr. Simpson County Map Stat[istical] Acc[oun]t 1845 Map of Roads Mr. Hislop Schoolmaster Minute Book of the Heritors of Kirknewton dated 1784 011 A farm house occup[ie]d by a shepherd and the land used for pasture. it is on the estate of the Earl of Morton.
OS1/11/29/7 AUCHINOON HILL Auchenwool Hill Auchenwool Hill Auchinoun Hill Auchinoon Hill Auchinoon Hill J. Gray R. Gray L. Tait County Map Stat[istical] Acc[oun]t 1845 Mr. Hislop Schoolmaster 011 A small hill immediately north of Auchenwool, on the estate of the Earl of Morton
OS1/11/29/7 Note that the List of Names column reads AUCHENWOOL HILL and AUCHENWOOL.
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OS1/11/29/9 [page] 9 PARISH OF KIRKLISTON (Detached) PLAN 11.C. INDEX Names of Objects -- Page Bavelaw Burn -- 12 Kings Hill -- 12 Mid Hill -- 12 Listonshiels -- 11 Manson Hill -- 12 Thrashiedean Plantation -- 11 Kirkliston (Detached) -- 10
OS1/11/29/10 [page] 10 Parish of Kirkliston (Detached) List of Names to be corrected--Parish of Kirkliston (Detached) Orthography recommended for Plans--Kirkliston (Detached) Other modes of spelling the Name--Parish of Kirkliston (Detached) Authority for spelling the recommended name--See Name Book Plan 5.C Descriptive Remarks--See Descriptive Remarks in Name Book of 5.C - described along with the Parish of Kirkliston
OS1/11/29/10 The headings have been hand written and vary slightly from the printed version.
OS1/11/29/11 LISTONSHIELS Liston Shields Liston Shields Liston Shiels Liston-shiels Liston-shiels Liston-Shields Liston Shiels Listonshiels Listonsiells Listonshiels Listonshiells Listonshiels Listonshiells J. Aitken J. Gray Map of Roads Fullarton's Gazetteer County Map Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Edinb [Edinburgh] Page 434 Satistical Account of Edinburgh Page 134 Report of Law Suit in 1830 Letter from Mr Brown Co [County] Rooms Post Off [Office] Directory Valn [Valuation] Roll 1726 Valuation Roll 1814 Copy of Decision of Law Suit 011 [Situation] About 2 miles E.S.E. [East South East] from Little Vantage. A well constructed farm house with offices and a farm of land attached occupd [occupied] by Mr Aitken & the property of Sir William Foulis, Bart [Baronet]. It was a matter of dispute for sometime to ascertain which parish this farm belonged to in the title deeds which extends backwards upwards of two centurys [centuries] it is sometimes described as lying in one parish and sometimes in another and occasionally no parish is mentioned. The Law Agent of the Heritors of Kirknewton instituted proceedings in the Court of Session against the proprietor of this farm for to establish that the farm belonged to Kirknewton The decision of the court was declared in 1830 which was that Listonshiels was not part of Kirknewton. A similar Law Suit was instituted by the Common agent for Kirkliston and in 1840 the case was decded, the judge Lord Cumming have pronounce an interlocutor finding the lands of Listonshiels subject to Allocation in the parish of Kirkliston This interlocutor was acquiesced in and has long become final.
OS1/11/29/11 THRASHIEDEAN PLANTATION Thrashiedean Plantation Thrashiedean Plantation J. Gray J. Aitken 011 [Situation] In the west side of the parish of Kirkliston (Detached). A plantation of mixed wood thro [through] which runs the Dean Burn.
OS1/11/29/11 [Page] 11 Parish of Kirkliston (detached)
OS1/11/29/11 Description for Listonshiels beginning with phrase "It was a matter of dispute" has been added in red ink in a different hand.
OS1/11/29/12 MANSON HILL Manson Hill Manson Hill J. Gray T. Aitken 011 [Situation] About 1/2 mile S. [South] from Listonshiels. A small sized hill in the [--] of Mid Hill and on the fa [farm ?] of Listonshiels.
OS1/11/29/12 MID HILL Mid Hill Mid Hill J. Gray T. Aiken 011 [Situation] About 3/4 mile S. [South] from Listonshiels. A hill of considerable alti [altitude] on the farm of Listonshiels on i [its] Summit is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station
OS1/11/29/12 BAVELAW BURN Bavelaw Burn Bavelaw Burn J. Gray T. Aitken 011 [Situation] Runng [Running] easterly about 1/2 mile E. [East] from Listonshiels. A stream rising in Barns-cl [cleuch] near the Pentaland Hills an [and] rung [running] into the Water of Leith [at ?] Balerno
OS1/11/29/12 KING'S HILL Kings Hill Kings Hill J. Gray T. Aitken 011 [Situation] About 5/8 mile S.E. [South East] from Listonshiels. A small hill covered with [--] situated N. [North] of the Pentland H [Hills]
OS1/11/29/12 [Page] 12 Parish of Kirkliston (detached)
OS1/11/29/12 Some words of Description are wholly or partly lost in tight binding of right margin. There is a discrepancy in the spelling by the surveyor of the Authority "Aitken" or "Aiken". He has not used an apostrophe in "Kings Hill".
OS1/11/29/13 [page]13 PARISH OF CURRIE PLAN 11C. INDEX Names of Objects -- Page Buteland Hill -- 15 Cock Burn -- 15 Currie (Parish) -- 16
OS1/11/29/13 'Thrashiedean Plantation -- 19' scored out. Also [page] '9'.
OS1/11/29/14 [page] 14 ('10' scored out)
OS1/11/29/15 BUTELAND HILL Buteland Hill Buteland Hill Buteland Hill Mr Hodgson Mr Arbuckle County map 011 [Situation] 1 3/8 mile N.W. by W. [North West by West] from Listonshiels. A farm house in good repair with commodious out offices, a thrashing [threshing] Mill and a farm attached The property of the Earl of Roseberry.
OS1/11/29/15 COCK BURN Cock Burn Cock Burn Cock Burn Mr Gardner J. Cunningham Co. [County] Map 011 [Situation] Running northward through the western portion of the parish of Currie. See Descript [Descriptive] Remarks for Plan 11.A.
OS1/11/29/15 [Page] 15 1 Parish of Currie
OS1/11/29/16 PARISH OF CURRIE Parish of Currie See Name Book of Plan 12A. Nearly in the centre of the County of Edinburgh See Descriptive Remarks of Name Book 12A.
OS1/11/29/16 [page] 16 ('12' scored out)--Parish of Currie Orthography--Currie
OS1/11/29/17 [page] 17 PARISH OF MID CALER PLAN 11C. INDEX Names of Objects -- Page Baad Park -- 19 Broom Hill -- 20 Dean Burn -- 20 Harper Rig -- 19 Temple Hill -- 20 Thrashiedean -- 20 Baad Park Burn -- 19 Mid Calder (parish) -- 20
OS1/11/29/17 'Thrashie Dean--20' scored out. Also [page] '13'.
OS1/11/29/18 [page] 18 ('14' scored out)
OS1/11/29/19 BAAD PARK Badpark Badpark Bad Park Baad Park Mr Ja[me]s Gray Laurence Tait County Map Letter from the occupier in which he quotes several printed papers related to the farm, for spelling 011 A small farm house with a grazing farm attached in the possession of Robert Gray and the property of Mr. Gray Midcalder.
OS1/11/29/19 BAAD PARK BURN Baad Park Burn Rob[er]t Gray 011 See Name Book 17. A.
OS1/11/29/19 HARPER RIG Harper Rig Harper Rig Harper Rig Harper Rig Mr. James Gray Mr. Robert gray Laurence Tait Co[unty] Map. 011 A farm house with offices a thrashing machine and a farm attached occupied by James Gray and the property of the Earl of Morton.
OS1/11/29/20 THRASHIEDEAN Thrashiedean Thrashiedean Thrashiedean Rushie Dean Mr. Ja[me]s Gray Mr. Rob[er]t Gray Laurence Tait County Map. 011 This name applies to a sma[ll] cot, the dwelling of one of the shepherds of Mr. R. G[ray] Harper Rig.
OS1/11/29/20 TEMPLE HILL Temple Hill See Name Book Plan 17H 011 Descriptive Remarks in Name Book Plan 17. A.
OS1/11/29/20 BROOM HILL Broom Hill See Name Book Plan 17A Descriptive Remarks in Name Book Plan 17 A.
OS1/11/29/20 DEAN BURN Dean Burn Dean Burn T. Aiken J. Gray 011 A stream rising in the Pentland Hills & runn[in]g N[orth] into the Water of Leith
OS1/11/29/20 I have added BROOM HILL to the list.
OS1/11/29/21 BELSTANE Belstane *Stewart Hill Mr Swanson, Corston Hill William Hodgson, Sunnyside *Co [County] map 011 A farm house in good repair with commodious offices The property of Humphrey Graham Esq W.S. [Writer to the Signet] Edinburgh. I think this should be Belston but the proprietor & others spell it "Belstane"
OS1/11/29/21 LEITH HEAD MILL (Corn) Leith Head Mill Alexander Porter, Little Vantage Toll 011 A corn mill upon the Water of Leith by which it is worked attached is the millers residence & adjacent the cots [cottages] of the laborers [labourers] employed, it is the property of the Earl of Morton of Dalmahoy
OS1/11/29/21 HILLEND Hillend Alexander Porter, Little Vantage Toll 011 A small thatched cot house upon the farm of Corston
OS1/11/29/21 [Page] 21 List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] Plan 11 C Trace 1 [Parish] Kirknewton [Signed] John Mechan 2nd Corpl [Corporal] R.S.M. [Royal Sappers & Miners] 24th Feb [February] 1852
OS1/11/29/21 An entry relating to an unidentified farm house has been scored through and is not transcribed.
OS1/11/29/22 AIMVILLE Aimville Alexander Porter, Little Vantag [Vantage] Toll John Arbuckle, TeacherLittle Vant [Vantage] Scho [School] 011 An old country mansion in very indifferent repair 2 stories [storeys] high & slated having a fruit garden a short distance west of the house, it was once the residence of the proprietor Mr Swanson W.S. [Writer to the Signet] Edinburgh. The name of the house is French
OS1/11/29/22 LITTLE VANTAGE Little Vantage Alexander Porter, Little Vantage Toll John Arbuckle, Teacher Little Vantage School 011 A public Inn on the road side between Edinbr [Edinburgh] & Lanark The property of Mr Swanson W.S. [Writer to the Signet] Edinbr [Edinburgh]
OS1/11/29/22 LITTLE VANTAGE T.P. Little Vantage Toll Bar Alexander Porter, Little Vantage Toll John Arbuckle, Teacher Little Vantage School 011 A toll bar on the Edinbr [Edinburgh] and Lanark road about 12 miles from the former, and 20 from the latter place it takes its name from its proximity to Little Vantage Inn
OS1/11/29/22 [Page] 22 List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan R.S.M. [Royal Sappers & Miners] Plan 11 C Trace 1 [Parish] Kirknewton
OS1/11/29/23 BUTELAND HILL Buteland Hill Mr Hodgson, Sunnyside Mr Arbuckle, Teacher Little Vantage School 011 A farm house in good repair with commodious outhouses, a thrashing [threshing] Mill and a farm attached it is the property of the Earl of Roseberry.
OS1/11/29/23 [Page] 23 List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan R.S.M. [Royal Sappers & Miners] Plan C Trace 1 [Parish] Currie [Signed] John Mechan 2nd Corpl [Corporal] R.S.M. [Royal Sappers & Miners] 24th Feb [February] 1852
OS1/11/29/24 [page] 24 ('20' scored out)
OS1/11/29/25 WATER OF LEITH Water of Leith Mr Arbuckle, Teacher Little Vantage School Mr Waterson, Little Vantage Co. [County] Map 011 A rivulet gathering at the base of the Pentland Hills near "Causewayend" and flowing in a north easterly direction (receiving numerous tributaries) enters the Firth of Forth at the Town of Leith, during the commencement of its course it meanders through a Moorish district after which it enters a picturesque & highly cultivated country, passing through the northern suburbs of Edinburgh where it attains an unrivalled celebrity in filthiness and putrefaction, increasing of (if possible) in this this respect as it leaves its embouchure it works numerous mills in the paper & corn trade during its course. The former are all in the Vicinity of "Currie"
OS1/11/29/25 [Page] 25 List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] Trace 1
OS1/11/29/26 AIMVILLE COTTAGE Aimville Cottage Mr Waterson, Little Vantage Mr Arbuckle, Teacher Little Vantage Sc [School] 011 A small thatched house upon the side of the Edinbr [Edinburgh] & Lanark road near Little Vantage it is the property of Mr Swanson W.S. [Writer to the Signet] Edinbr [Edinburgh]
OS1/11/29/26 LITTLE VANTAGE SCHOOL Little Vantage School House Mr Waterson, Little Vantage Mr Arbuckle, Teacher Little Vantage School 011 A school house upon the side of the public road near Little Vantage, it is attended by an average of 40 scholars of both sexes.
OS1/11/29/26 CORSTON HILL Corston Hill Mr Waterson, Little Vantage Mr Arbuckle, Teacher Little Vantage School 011 A heathy hill upon the farm of Corston, upon its summit stands a Trig (.) [Trigonometrical Point] called "Corston"
OS1/11/29/26 [Page] 26 List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan R.S.M. [Royal Sappers & Miners] Plan 11 C Trace 1 [Parish] Kirknewton
OS1/11/29/27 AUCHINOON Auchenwool Mr James Gray, Harper Rig Mr Robert Gray, Badpark Laurence Tait, Shepherd, Auchenwool 011 The object to which this name applies was formerly a farm House etc but it is now occupied by a Shepherd and all the land is used for pasture. It is the property of the Earl of Morton.
OS1/11/29/27 AUCHINOON HILL Auchenwool Hill Mr James Gray, Harper Rig Mr Robert Gray, Badpark Laurence Tait, Shepherd, Auchenwool 011 A small hill immediately north of Auchenwool the property of the Earl of Morton.
OS1/11/29/27 [Page] 27 List of Names collected by John McDiarmid 24 Feby [February] 1852 [Plan] 11.C. Trace 3 [Parish] Kirknewton [Signed] J McDiarmid c.a. [Civilian Assistant]
OS1/11/29/27 Note discrepancy in spelling pre-populated "Auchinoon" as against "Auchenwool" on this page.
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OS1/11/29/29 HARPER RIG Harper Rig Mr James Gray, Harper Rig Mr Robert Gray, Farmer, Badpark L. Tait, Auchenwool 011 A farm house with offices, a thrashing [threshing] machine and a grazing farm attached, in the possession of James Gray and the property of the Earl of Morton.
OS1/11/29/29 THRASHIEDEAN Thrashiedean Mr James Gray, Harper Rig Mr Robert Gray, Farmer, Badpark L. Tait, Auchenwool 011 This name applies to a small cot. [cottage] the dwelling of one of the Shepherds of Mr J. Gray Harper Rig.
OS1/11/29/29 BAAD PARK Badpark Mr James Gray, Harper Rig Mr Robert Gray, Farmer, Badpark L. Tait, Auchenwool 011 A Small farm house with a grazing farm attached in the possession of Robert Gray and the property of Mr Gray Midcalder
OS1/11/29/29 [Page] 29 List of Names collected by John McDiarmid 24th Feby [February] 1852 Plan 11.C. Trace 3 [Parish] Midcalder [Signed] J McDiarmid c.a. [Civilian Assistant]
OS1/11/29/29 Note the discrepancy in spelling "Baadpark" and "Badpark"
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OS1/11/29/31 KING'S HILL King's Hill Mr T. Eatkin, Liston Shields Mr J. Grey, Harper Rig 011 A small but precipitous Hill covered with heath and Situate north of the Pentland Hills about one mile. This Hill is not considered as one of the Pentland Hills
OS1/11/29/31 MANSON HILL Manson Hill Mr T. Eatkin, Liston Shields Mr J. Grey, Harper Rig 011 This Hill is of considerable altitude and is not precipitous, but of a regular elivation [elevation] from the Base to the summit - It is not considered as one of the Pentland Hills, though not distant from them more than 1/2 mile
OS1/11/29/31 [Page] 31 Plan 11 C List of Names collected by James Connell February 24th 1852 Trace No 4 [Object for King's Hill] Hill [Object for Manson Hill] Hill [Parish] Kirknewton [Signed] James Connell
OS1/11/29/32 LISTONSHIELS Liston Shields Liston Shields Mr Thomas Eatkin, Liston Shiel [Shields ?] Mr J. Grey, Harper Rig 011 A well constructed Farm House with suitable out-buildings, a garden, and Farm attached 1/5 of which is cultivated the remainder rough & heathy pasture. The property of Sir William Fowlis Bart. [Baronet] and occupied by Mr Eatkin
OS1/11/29/32 BAVELAW BURN Bavelaw Burn Bavelaw Burn Mr Thomas Eatkin, Liston Shields Mr J Grey, Harper Ridge 011 This Stream has its source in Bainscleugh near the Pentland Hills, and taking a North Easterly course, empties itself in the Water of Leith near Balerno
OS1/11/29/32 [Page] 32 Plan 11. C. List of Names collected by James Connell 24th February 1852 Trace No. 4 [Object for Liston Shields] House & Farm [Object for Bavelaw Burn] Stream [Parish] Kirknewton [Signed] James Connell [Signed] W James Cap. RE [Captain Royal Engineers] 30 July 1852
OS1/11/29/32 Note discrepancy in spelling "Liston Shields" on this page as against "Listonshiels".
OS1/11/29/33 GALLA FORD Galla Ford Galla Ford Mr James Gray George Glendinning 011 A ford in the Water of Leith about 21 Chains north of Harper Ridge.
OS1/11/29/33 KAIM PLANTATION Kaim Plantation Kaim Plantation David Aitken Daniel Waterson 011 A small fir plantation on the farm of Liston Sheils, planted about 30 years ago
OS1/11/29/33 [Page] 33 County of Edinburgh Plan 11C Trace 3 Parish of Kirknewton Additional names got when Finally Examining - please to insert these sheets in the N Sust R3 [sic]
OS1/11/29/34 AIMVILLE BURN Aimville Burn Aimville Burn Daniel Waterson John Boyd 011 A small stream which ris [rises] about 20 Chains N.E. [North East] of Aimville, and falls into th [the] Water of Leith a few chains north of Leith Head Mill.
OS1/11/29/34 STANDING STONE Standing Stone Standing Stone Daniel Robertson John Boyd 011 A standing stone about 5 fee [feet] high and of very ancient appeara [appearance] There is nothing Known in t [the] locality concerning it.
OS1/11/29/34 [Page] 34 Co [County] Edinburgh Plan 11C Trace 3 Parish of Kirknewton
OS1/11/29/34 Some words of Description are partly lost in the tight binding of right margin.
OS1/11/29/35 HOSPITAL PLANTATION Hospital Plantation Hospital Plantation James Blair Daniel Waterson 011 A considerable tract of fir plantation, the property of Watson's Hospital, Edinburgh. It was planted about 30 years ago.
OS1/11/29/35 [Page] 35 Co [County] Edinburgh Plan 11C Trace 3 Parish of Currie
OS1/11/29/36 OS1/11/29 [page] 36 [volume] 29 [stamped] ORDNANCE SURVEY M.S. STORE SOUTHAMPTON [dated] 15 DEC 92 [1892] Co. [County] EDINBURGH PLAN 11C. Names of Parishes -- Page KIRKNEWTON -- 1. KIRKLISTON (Detached) -- 9. CURRIE -- 13. MID CALDER -- 17.