OS1/34/42/19
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPPER BONNYTOUN | Upper Bonnytoun Upper Bonnytoun Bonnytown Distillery Bonnytoun |
Mr. William Dawson Resident Mr. A. Dawson Proprietor Lower Bonnytoun Forrest's Co. [County] map Valn. [Valuation] Roll of Co. [County] |
001 | [Situation] In the north corner of the parish of Linlithgow This name applies to a handsome dwelling house and a very extensive collection of farm buildings. It was formerly a distillery but for many years has been converted into a steading - the dwelling house is at the S. [South] end, the front of which presents a very hadsome appearance. It is only one storey high & having windows nearly the whole height of the building, over the entrance above a small portico is a very hadsome lam[k] having on each side a handsomely carved Greyhound, couchant, nearly as large as life, east of these on a paraphet is a very fine Sculptured figure of a Newfoundland dog, couchant, from [continued on page 20] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 19Ph. [Parish] of Linlithgow -- Sheet 1 No. 15, Trace 5
Transcriber's notes
The word in the descriptive remarks which looks like lamk, may be an error for lamp. The portico seems no longer to exist, and so could not provide further clues. There are other errors in the surveyor's writing, hadsome should be handsome etc.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, Jeanette
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