OS1/34/65/17
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNSIDE | Burnside Burnside |
Mr Willam Shanks Farmer Turnheigh Mr John Bishop Halfway House |
011 | [Situation] Nearly 3/4 mile S E by E [South-East by East] of Halfway House This name applies to a House at present in Ruins, but formerly a farm steading; the property of Sir William Baillie Polkemmet |
| CULTRIG BURN | Cultrig Burn Cultrig Burn Cultrig Burn |
Mr William Shanks Turnheigh Mr John Bishop Halfway House Mr John Mellish Lodge Keeper |
011 ; 012 | [Situation] Nearly 3/4 Mile S. [South] of Halfway House This name is given to a small Burn that rises in Polkemmet moor a short distance South west of Cultrig Bent; it runs in a North easterly direction, as far as Bridgeend, where the name changes to White Burn; it joins the River Almond a little above East Whitburn. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 17Parish of Whitburn Sheet 11 No. 4 Trace 6
[Situation] Burnside - Nearly 3/4 mile S E by E [South-East by East] of Halfway House
[Situation] Cultrig Burn - Nearly 3/4 Mile S. [South] of Halfway House
[signed]
James Carpenter C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 26 Dec 1855
RD Kerr Capt RE [Captain Royal Engineers] 27 Dec 1855
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Nora Edwards, Douglas Montgomery
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