Kirkliston, West Lothian : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Kirkliston. You may be able to find further references to Kirkliston in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Kirkliston village with railway station Bartholomew
Kirkliston a village Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Kirkliston.

Place Type of entry Source
Carlowrie Castle seat Bartholomew
Catstane an ancient monumental stone Groome
Clifton Hall a mansion Groome
Clifton Hall seat Bartholomew
Eliston an ancient baronial pile Groome
Foxhall seat Bartholomew
Foxhall an estate, with a mansion Groome
Hallyards ruined tower Bartholomew
Humbie place Bartholomew
Illiston old baronial edifice Bartholomew
Ingliston House seat Bartholomew
Nellfield school Bartholomew
Newbridge hamlet Bartholomew
Newbridge a hamlet, with an inn Groome
Newliston seat Bartholomew
Newliston an estate, with a mansion Groome
Niddry Castle ruin Bartholomew
Niddry Castle a ruined baronial fortalice Groome
Winchburgh a village Groome
Winchburgh village with railway station Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Newbridge 0 1
Dundas 1 2
Winchburgh 0 1
Dalmeny 0 2
Ratho 0 2
Queensferry 15 3
Lennie 0 1
Broxburn 0 2
Gogar 0 2
Bonnington 0 2
Inch Garvie 3 2
Cramond Bridge 0 1
Hopetoun 5 2
North Queensferry 2 3
Abercorn 5 2
Ecclesmachan 0 2
Uphall 0 2
Cramond 1 2
Riccarton 0 2
Kirknewton 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Kirkliston. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
KIRKLISTON John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
TEMPLE LISTON John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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