Temple, Midlothian : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Place Type of entry Source
Balantradoch ancient chapel Bartholomew
Balantradoch an ancient chapelry Groome
Temple parish Bartholomew
Temple a village and a parish Groome

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

Place Type of entry Source
Arniston an estate Groome
Bowbeat summit Bartholomew
Gladhouse Water the name borne by the principal head-stream of the South Esk river Groome
Gladhouse Water headstream Bartholomew
Huntly Cot Hills part of Bartholomew
Rosebery estate Bartholomew
Toxside seat Bartholomew
Traside seat Bartholomew
Traside a mansion Groome

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
Rosebery 0 2
Carrington 0 2
Gorebridge 0 2
Rosewell 0 2
Cockpen 0 2
Borthwick 1 2
Newton Grange 0 2
Roslin 0 2
Bonnyrigg 0 2
Howgate 0 2
Polton 0 2
Auchendinny 0 2
Newbattle 8 2
Lasswade 1 2
Loanhead 0 2
Kirkhill 0 2
Crichton 0 2
Penicuik 0 3
Leadburn 0 2
Dalkeith 13 2

Names from historical writing

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

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

NB: These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers:

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  • Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as William Camden and Thomas Pennant into the Roman, Saxon and medieval names of places. Their claims are not always supported by modern place-name researchers.
  • References by travel writers to the place using its "normal" name are not included. Descriptive gazetteer entries are included only if the name does not appear anywhere else.