OS1/34/8/9
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REFUGE STONE | Refuge Stone Refuge Stone Refuge Stone |
Mr. Todd Couston Mr. Alexander Broompark Mr. Thomson Inspector of Poor Torphichen |
009 | [Situation] 25 chains NE by E [North East by East] of South Couston. This is one of the Refuge Stones which define the Ancient Ecclesiastical Sanctuary of the Parish of Torphichen. The Maltese Cross which was engraved on it is now defaced. This stone is about three feet high and one foot in thickness It stands in an arable field on the Farm of Couston. |
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[page] 9Parish of Bathgate -- Sheet 9 No.1 -- Trace 3
[Note] -- This is the stone
Said by Mr Duns to be on Hilderston -- Careful
Inquiry was made at Hilderston
but no stone was to be found -- this
farm however joins Hiderston &
probably Mr Duns may have
Confounded the localities --- This
is about 200 Yds [yards] South of
Couston Castle -- if the trace be sent I will insert it, if not
I Can point it out on my return to OSO [Ordnance Survey Office]
Mr Carpenter -- [initialled] G.J
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