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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANK MILL (Paper) | BanK Mill (Paper) | Revd. [Reverend] S. Moncrieff John Cowan |
018 | [Situation] On the South of PenicuiK A paper Mill upon the North BanK of the EsK, at the village of Penicuik, it is the property of Charles Cowan Esq: M. P. [Member of Parliament] - Nothing but fine White Paper is made in it. |
| HURLY COVE | Hurly Cove Hurly Cove Hurly Cove |
Revd. [Reverend] S. Moncrieff Mr. Manson Sinclairs Stat. [Statistical] Acct [Account] vol [volume] 10 P. [Page] 427 |
018 | [Situation] In the demesne of PenicuiK House A Subterranean passage upon the South banK of the River N. [North] Esk above Penicuik House it is 147 feet in length 7 ft. [feet] high & 6 ft [feet] in breath with a chamber in the centre furnished with Seats. it is cut out of the Solid Rock in 1742 by the then Baronet of PenicuiK |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 16 Parish of PenicuiK" About one eight of a mile above the garden "a timber bridge formerly crossed the river at the South end of which "is the entry into a Subterranean passage, Called Hurly Cove "49 yards long 7 feet high and 6 feet broad in the "middle of which on the West Side is a darK cell with "Seats Cut round Capable of Containing 6 or 8 people "the whole being Cut out of Solid rocK in 1742." Sinclairs Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] vol. [volume] 10 P. [Page] 427
Transcriber's notes
In the Hurly Cove entry "breath" is probably meant to be breadth.Also in the Continued entries "eight" is probably meant to be eighth.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Molly Miller
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