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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEVEN SEAT | Leven Seat *Leaven Seat ^Leavenseat hill |
D Tweedie, Levenseat M [Miner's ?] Row W [West] Calder Thomas Stark, W [White] House West Calder J Young, W [West] Handaxwood West Calder ^Sketch of Roads by James Flint *Map of County |
015 | A tolerably large Hill on the north of the road from Edinburgh to Lanark the surface is Heathy Pasture and on its Summit is a Trigl [Trigonometrical] Station It is traditionally handed down that at the Base of this Hill on the N [North] Side meetings of the Covenanters were frequently held during the persecution there are however no remains or appearances of artificial works to Support the tradition |
| LEVENSEAT WELL | Levenseat Well | Thomas Stark, W [White] House W [West] Calder D Tweedie, Levenseat West Calder J Young, W [West] Handaxwood West Calder |
015 | An excellent well of Spring Water at the Base and the S.W. [South West] Side of Levenseat hill It was formerly much resorted to by Sportsmen when lunching and one party lunched here on the 12th August for 20 consecutive years the well is now much neglected and overgrown with grass Heather Etc |
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[Page] 35List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] W Rogers RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
Plan [15 ?] B Trace 2
[Object for Leven Seat] A Hill
[Object for Levenseat Well] A Spring
[Parish] W [West] Calder
[Signed] William Rogers 2nd Corpl [Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
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