OS1/34/43/17
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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PEACE HILL | Peace Hill Peace Hill Peace Hill |
Mr. James McArthur J Hardy Esqre. Provost Mr. J. Allen Borestane |
005 | [Situation] At the west Side of the Avon Viaduct A small hill On the E. [East] Side of the River Avon from the the W. [West] side of which the Avon Viaduct Commences, the W. [West] & South Sides are very steep the latter being Covered with Mixed wood, this hill rises high above the Burgh Mills, and at the formation of the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway Several Stone Coffins Containing human remains were found Were dug up, the Railway passes right over the Summit - tradition states that peace was ratified here after the Battle of Linlithgow Bridge |
BLUE BRAE | Blue Brae | See Name Sheets for Sheet 5 No 6 Parish of Lnlithgow |
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[Page] 17Ph [Parish] of Linlithgow -- Sheet 5. No.2. Trace 2.
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Ray Kidd
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