The New Statistical Account of Scotland: List of parishes. EdinburghW. Blackwood and Sons, 1845 |
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... tion have long since vanished . This supposition derives probabi- lity , both from the elevated , dry , and very healthy nature of the whole district , quite near to , and overlooking the city of Edin- burgh , and from the lands of ...
... tion have long since vanished . This supposition derives probabi- lity , both from the elevated , dry , and very healthy nature of the whole district , quite near to , and overlooking the city of Edin- burgh , and from the lands of ...
Pagina 6
... tion . The whole of the lands of Mortonhall and St Catherine's in an- cient times formed part of the princely estate of the Sinclairs of Roslin , the Trotters being originally from Catchelraw , in Ber- wickshire , and a very old family ...
... tion . The whole of the lands of Mortonhall and St Catherine's in an- cient times formed part of the princely estate of the Sinclairs of Roslin , the Trotters being originally from Catchelraw , in Ber- wickshire , and a very old family ...
Pagina 8
... tion and the restoration of Presbyterian worship , became unneces- sary , and is now used as a stable or out - house . There is also at Bridge - end a chapel built by James V. , near a place which he used as a hunting - lodge , but it ...
... tion and the restoration of Presbyterian worship , became unneces- sary , and is now used as a stable or out - house . There is also at Bridge - end a chapel built by James V. , near a place which he used as a hunting - lodge , but it ...
Pagina 10
... tion , and the ninth since the Revolution . Records of the Kirk - session . † Ibid . Ibid . For many of the facts above stated , and much curious antiquarian information , the reader is referred to his account of the parish . Modern ...
... tion , and the ninth since the Revolution . Records of the Kirk - session . † Ibid . Ibid . For many of the facts above stated , and much curious antiquarian information , the reader is referred to his account of the parish . Modern ...
Pagina 11
... tion , erected in 1815 from a plan by James Gillespie Graham , Esq . Its interior arrangements , however , are not in keeping with the elegance of the external building . The gallery projects too far , and is besides flat , dark , and ...
... tion , erected in 1815 from a plan by James Gillespie Graham , Esq . Its interior arrangements , however , are not in keeping with the elegance of the external building . The gallery projects too far , and is besides flat , dark , and ...
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ABERDEEN acres afterwards Alexander amount ancient annual annum appears average number banks barony belonging bolls Borthwick Buccleuch building built burgh Calder Castle chapel charter chiefly church coal Colinton common considerable Corstorphine Dalkeith district Douglas Duddingston Duke Duke of Buccleuch Earl east East Calder Edin Edinburgh erected established extent farm feet FIFE formed formerly Forrester funds garden Gilmerton Gogar ground heritors hill improvement inhabitants Inveresk John King kirk kirk-session Kirkliston Kirknewton land Lasswade late Leith Liberton Lord Lothian manse merks miles minister Musselburgh nearly neighbourhood Niddry parish Parliament parochial Penicuik Pentland Pentland hills period persons PERTH poor population possession Presbytery present proprietor Ratho rent residence Restalrig road Robert rock royal Scotland Scots Scottish session side Society stipend stone teinds tion town town-council village Water of Leith whole William wood
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