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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENTLAND HILLS | Pentland Hills | Sir G. Clerk Bart [Baronet] Penicuick House Revd. [Reverend] S. Moncrieff |
006 ; 011 ; 012 ; 017 | A range of hills or mountains commencing near the locality where the 3 counties of Lanark, Peebles and Midlothian approach each other and running thence in a north easterly direction terminate in the parish of Lasswade, upon the farm of Hillend, the circumstance of their terminating here gives name to the farm. The surface of this chain of hills is in general smooth heathy, and grassy pasturage, affording excellent sheep lands. The surface when the vegetable soil is removed generally presents granite, gravel, and rotten whinstone. The majority of the hills upon this range possess independent names. The principal are " Hearpers Rig". Spittal Hill Leaed Law and Cairnathy. The latter is the highest and most generally know, it is about 1700 feet above the level of the sea at Leith and commands an extensive view of the east of the Kingdom. |
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[Page] 34Parish [of ] Penicuick
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2nd. Corpl. [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st. Exr. [Examiner]
[signed] John Mec[han] 2nd. Corpl. [Corporal] [RSM] 19.11. [1851]
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