OS1/11/41/18
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANK HEAD BURN | Bank Head Burn Bank Head Burn |
J. Young Thomas Stark |
015 | [Situation] Rises near the Verter Well runs N.E. [North east] past Bank Head. This name applies to a stream from near the "Verter well" until it meets with the "Briech Wate [Water] its course is north east and by "Bank Head" hence the name |
| LEVEN SEAT | Leven Seat Leven Seat Leven Seat Leaven Seat Leavenseathill |
D. Tweedie Thomas Stark J. Young Co. [County] Map Sketch of Rds [Roads] by Flint |
015 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 Mile E. by S. [East by South] from Muldron. A tolerably large hill on the north of the road from Edinbu [Edinburgh] to Lanark the surface is Heathy Pasture and on its summit stan [stands] a Trig [Trigonometrical] station. Tradition says that at the Base of this hill meetings of the covenanters were frequently held during the persecution there are however no remains or appearances of artificial works to support the tradition. |
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[Page] 18Parish of West Calder
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Transcriber's notes
Note spelling here of "Briech" as against "Breich" elsewhere.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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