Dalmeny, West Lothian : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Place Type of entry Source
Dalmeny parish and village with railway station Bartholomew
Dalmeny a village and a coast parish Groome

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

Place Type of entry Source
Aldcathie a detached portion of Dalmeny parish Groome
Barnbougle an ancient castle Groome
Barnbougle Castle seat Bartholomew
Craigie village Bartholomew
Craigiehall an estate, with a mansion Groome
Crossall eminence Bartholomew
Crossall a small eminence Groome
Dundas Castle a mansion Groome
Earlcairney large cairn Bartholomew
Earlcairney a dilapidated cairn Groome
Newhalls village Bartholomew
Newhalls a village Groome
Port Edgar 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
Queensferry 15 3
Inch Garvie 3 2
Dundas 1 2
North Queensferry 2 3
Lennie 0 1
Kirkliston 0 2
Cramond Bridge 0 1
Cramond 1 2
Newbridge 0 1
Donibristle 1 2
Gogar 0 2
Inverkeithing 4 2
Hopetoun 5 2
Winchburgh 0 1
Clermiston 0 2
Hillend 0 2
Abercorn 5 2
Ratho 0 2
Inchcolm 3 2
Dalgety Bay 0 2

Names from historical writing

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

Name Author Source
DALMENY 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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