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Title:
Map of Newhal & Brunston marches done by my sone 28 August 1713 work_title Map of Newhal & Brunston marches done by my sone 28 August 1713 Title false
Creator:
Clerk, John, Sir of Penicuik work_creator_details Clerk, John, Sir of Penicuik Creator false
Creator Role:
Landowner work_creator_role Landowner Creator Role false
Creator:
Forbes, David of Newhall (active 1713) work_creator_details Forbes, David of Newhall (active 1713) Creator false
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Landowner work_creator_role Landowner Creator Role false
Date:
1713 work_display_date 1713 Date false
Description:
This map was sketched by the 'sone' of Sir John Clerk, the first baronet of Penicuik (d. 1722), in support of Sir John's claims in the dispute with his neighbour, Sir David Forbes of Newhall, over the boundaries of their respective lands. The contention on the map seems to be that the correct boundary is 'the syke' marked 'ee', 'which by the countrey people has been understood to be the march', and that the line marked 'dd', 'the land which Sr d f would mark the march between his lands and brunstoun', is not correct. Sir John's authority for the coal syke being the correct boundary is a document from 1518, which records in meticulous detail the walking of the marches in that year, which supposedly settled the boundaries. In the map in image 00002255, dated a month later, on 10 September 1713, part of the 1518 document is quoted exactly, to support the claim. The cause of the dispute is presumably the seam of coal (stated to be '6 foot thick' on two later maps, dated 1717) which runs across both Sir David Forbes' and Sir John Clerk's properties, and which Sir David has started to mine. Taking the line 'dd' as the boundary gives Sir David more access to the coal. Sir John had had other disputes with neighbours as to the ownership of, or access to coal seams (see map on image 00002135). This map shows the two farms at Nine Mile Burn, the 'mercat road' to Edinburgh, the Monksburn running into the North Esk, Moorfield House and its loch (now Marfield House and farm), and the Kow Craig. The two 1717 maps concerning this dispute are in images 00001750 and 00002242. work_description This map was sketched by the 'sone' of Sir John Clerk, the first baronet of Penicuik (d. 1722), in support of Sir John's claims in the dispute with his neighbour, Sir David Forbes of Newhall, over the boundaries of their respective lands. The contention on the map seems to be that the correct boundary is 'the syke' marked 'ee', 'which by the countrey people has been understood to be the march', and that the line marked 'dd', 'the land which Sr d f would mark the march between his lands and brunstoun', is not correct. Sir John's authority for the coal syke being the correct boundary is a document from 1518, which records in meticulous detail the walking of the marches in that year, which supposedly settled the boundaries. In the map in image 00002255, dated a month later, on 10 September 1713, part of the 1518 document is quoted exactly, to support the claim. The cause of the dispute is presumably the seam of coal (stated to be '6 foot thick' on two later maps, dated 1717) which runs across both Sir David Forbes' and Sir John Clerk's properties, and which Sir David has started to mine. Taking the line 'dd' as the boundary gives Sir David more access to the coal. Sir John had had other disputes with neighbours as to the ownership of, or access to coal seams (see map on image 00002135). This map shows the two farms at Nine Mile Burn, the 'mercat road' to Edinburgh, the Monksburn running into the North Esk, Moorfield House and its loch (now Marfield House and farm), and the Kow Craig. The two 1717 maps concerning this dispute are in images 00001750 and 00002242. Description false
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan work_type_notes Manuscript map/plan Work Type false
Measurement:
18.2 x 22.1cm (7 3/16 x 8 11/16") work_display_measurement 18.2 x 22.1cm (7 3/16 x 8 11/16") Measurement false
Material:
Paper work_material Paper Material false
Technique:
Pen and ink work_technique Pen and ink Technique false
Subject Place:
Brunstane work_subject_place Brunstane Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Midlothian work_subject_place Midlothian Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Monks Burn work_subject_place Monks Burn Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Newhall work_subject_place Newhall Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Nine Mile Burn work_subject_place Nine Mile Burn Subject Place false
Subject Place:
North Esk work_subject_place North Esk Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Penicuik work_subject_place Penicuik Subject Place false
Subject Place:
Scotland work_subject_place Scotland Subject Place false
Subject Category:
Boundary disputes work_subject_class Boundary disputes Subject Category false
Subject Category:
Mines and mineral resources work_subject_class Mines and mineral resources Subject Category false
Reference:
Sinclair, John, The Statistical Account of Scotland, v.10, Edinburgh, 1792, pp.419-32. reference Sinclair, John, The Statistical Account of Scotland, v.10, Edinburgh, 1792, pp.419-32. Reference false
Rights Statement:
Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland work_rights_statement Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland Rights Statement false
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Repro Capture Date:
31/01/2001 15:35:00 repro_capture_date 31/01/2001 15:35:00 Repro Capture Date false

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