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West Lothian volume 17

  1. Records
  2. Ordnance Survey Name Books
  3. West Lothian OS Name Books, 1855-1859
  4. West Lothian volume 17
Page List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks Continued entries/extra info
OS1/34/17/1 [Page] 1 PARISH OF CRAMOND SHEET 3. No.14 INDEX Names of Objects -- Pages Cramond Ph. [Parish] -- 3 Cockle Burn Wood -- 6 Cockle Burn -- 6 Drum Sands -- 8 Glenpunty Ride -- 7 Glenpunty Park -- 8 Long Green -- 6 Long Green Wood -- 6 March Avenue -- 7 Old Coach Road -- 8 Torendreich -- 9 The Snib -- 8
OS1/34/17/1A [Page] 1a O.S.O. [Ordnance Survey Office] Edinburgh 14th. March 1855 The demesne around Dalmeny House belonging to the Earl of Roseberry is Called Dalmeny Park and comprehends that part of the parish of Cramond in the county of Linlithgow together with a considerable portion of Dalmeny Ph. [Parish]. The name of this demesne has not been written on the plans, at present sent to the O. M. O. [Ordnance Map Office] owing to a doubt arising as to the [continued on next page 1b]
OS1/34/17/1B [Page] 1b [continuation from previous page 1a] the propriety of writing the name on each of the plans or as to whether it would apply better by writing it once, only on the central plan or plans of the demesne. However it would be well to keep in view that it will be necessary to write the name on the one Inch Plan, Central across the demesne. - See Descriptive Remarks in Name Sheets for Sheet 3 No. 14 Parish of Dalmeny
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OS1/34/17/3 CRAMOND Parish of Cramond See Name Books & Plans for Co. Edinb. [County Edinburgh] 003 [situation] Situated partly on each side of the River Almond adjoining the Firth of Forth. A parish situated on the South Side of the Firth of Forth partly in the County of Linlithgow but by far the greater part in the County of Edinburgh, bounded by Kirkliston and Dalmeny on the west and by Corstorphine and St. Cuthberts on the South and St. Cuthberts on the east. The whole extent [is] from Almond Toll Bar to Wardi [Wardie ?] is from 6 to 7 miles in length, while it varies in breadth from 1 to 2. Towards the north and east the Surface is flat interdispersed with gentle eminences. The southern & western part is more hilly and broken. The two small islands of Cramond and Inchmickery belong to the parish. Ironstone is found along the coast and there are numerous seams of Coal. but though pits have been frequently sunk they have been given up on account of the badness of the Coal' his parish formerly a vicarage is in the presbytery of Edinburgh and Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale, Patron Ramsay of Barnton. There are no detached portions of Cramond Ph. [Parish] except the above mentioned Islands nor are there any detached portion or portions of any other parish within the [Parish] of Cramond.
OS1/34/17/3 [Page] 3 Parish of Cramond
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OS1/34/17/5 [Page] 5 Sheet 3 -- No.14 -- Trace 4 -- 5 [Entries on page crossed out] Barnbougle Park Barnbougle Ride Home Farm
OS1/34/17/6 COCKLE BURN WOOD Cockle Burn Wood Cockle Burn Wood Mr. Chesser Long Green Earl of Roseberry 003 [situation] On the East side of the Cockle Burn A large wood of mixed forest trees at the East side of Cockle Burn [correction initials] OMO [Ordnance Map Office
OS1/34/17/6 LONG GREEN Long Green Long Green Mr. Chesser one of the occupiers Earl of Roseberry 003 [situation] Adjoining the Shore of the Firth of Forth in Dalmeny Park A range of handsome Cottages with small gardens etc attach. The property of the Earl of Roseberry and occupi[ed] by his Land agent, Steward
OS1/34/17/6 LONG GREEN WOOD Long Green Wood Long Green Wood Mr. Chesser Earl of Roseberry 003 [situation] At the S [South] side of Long Green This name applies to the wood adjoining Long Green.
OS1/34/17/6 COCKLE BURN Cockle Burn See Name Book for Sheet 7 No. 2.
OS1/34/17/6 [Page] 6 Parish of Cramond Sheet 3 -- No.14 -- Trace 5
OS1/34/17/7 Glenpunty Ride Glenpunty Ride Glenpunty Ride Mr. Chesser Earl of Roseberry 003 [situation] At the north side of Glenpunty Park A Short grassy avenue in Dalmeny Park.
OS1/34/17/7 March Avenue March Avenue March Avenue Mr. Chesser Earl of Roseberry 003; 007 [situation] Leading Southwards from the junction of Old Coach Road with Cockle Burn. An avenue leading through Dalmeny Park to the public road.
OS1/34/17/7 [Page] 7 Parish of Cramond -- Sheet 3 -- No.14 -- Trace 5 [Entry Scored out] Cockle Burn Park
OS1/34/17/8 THE SNIB The Snib The Snib Mr. Chesser Earl of Roseberry 003 [situation] About 15 chains E by N. [East by North] of Long Green See Name Sheets for Sheet 3 No.15
OS1/34/17/8 GLENPUNTY PARK Glenpunty Park 003 See Name Sheets for Sheet 3 No.15
OS1/34/17/8 DRUM SANDS Drum Sands 003 See Name Sheets for Sheet 3 No.16 Parish of Cramond
OS1/34/17/8 OLD COACH ROAD Old Coach Road Old Coach Road Mr. Chesser Earl of Roseberry 003; 007 [situation] Leading through part of Dalmeny Park An occupation road for the Home farm leading thr [through] Dalmeny Park.
OS1/34/17/8 [Page] 8 Parish of Cramond -- Sheet 3 -- No.14 -- Trace 5 [Entry scored out] East Mains Approach
OS1/34/17/9 TORENDRIECH Torendriech 003 See Name Sheets for Sheet 3 No. 15.
OS1/34/17/9 [Page] 9 [signed] RD Kerr Capt RE [Captain Royal Engineers] 17th March 1855 [signed] J. Carpenter C. Asst [Civilian Assistant] 8th March 1855
OS1/34/17/10 [Page] 10 [Volume] 17 OS1/34/17 Co. [County] LINLITHGOW SHEET 3 No. 14. Parish of CRAMOND [Stamped] Ordnance Survey M.S. Store Southampton 20 May 95 [1895]