OS1/11/43/24
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENRY BOG | Bennerie Bog *Benry Bog |
Andrew Gray, Todholes W [West] Calder *Thomas Gowan, Baads Mills WCald [West Calder] *Thomas Bauchope, Bells Quar [Quarry] *Thomas Stark, White House W Cald [West Calder] |
016 | A Soft Bog or Quagmire celebrated as a place where the Covenanters used to meet during the persecution (See Scotch worthies) its Situation in a Small Howe or Hollow in an extensive Plain rendered it an appropriate place for the purpose in those times, as in addition to a distant view of an approaching party; they themselves could not be seen at a few yards distant and they could if hard pressed retire into the Bog where they would be quite Secure as the Soldiers with their Horses durst not follow |
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[Page] 24List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] W Rogers RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
Plan 16A Trace 1
[Object] A Bog
[Parish] W [West] Calder
[Signed] W Rogers 2nd Corpl [Corporal]
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