Detail View: Charting The Nation: Map of The marches betwixt ye Land of ye hals & Auchencorth & ye lands of Blair bog & Grange as they are now Marched [1 of 1]

Work Record ID: 
0043909
Shelfmark: 
RHP3838
Holding Institution: 
National Archives of Scotland
Title: 
Map of The marches betwixt ye Land of ye hals & Auchencorth & ye lands of Blair bog & Grange as they are now Marched
Creator: 
Clerk, John, Sir of Penicuik
Creator Role: 
Landowner
Creator: 
Stewart, James
Creator Role: 
Associated Person
Date: 
1711
Description: 
This map is drawn to scale in brown ink, and shows the boundary lines between the properties of Mosshouses and Halls and Blair Bog, between Halls and Auchencorth, between Auchencorth and Blair Bog, and between Auchencorth and Grange, near Penicuik, Midlothian. It has extensive notation on the owners of the properties and the men who rode the marches to verify the boundaries on 22 January 1711. It was probably drawn by Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, the 1st. Baronet (d. 1722). There is a draft of part of this map in image 00002477, which was drawn on 18 and 19 January 1711, probably also by Sir John Clerk, and detailed the boundaries between the Mosshouses and Halls and Blair Bog, and Auchincorth and Grange properties. It is also associated with 00002133, 00002134 and 00002252, showing Penicuik Commonty, dated 1687, and 00002249 showing Halls Commonty, dated 1717
Work Type: 
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement: 
31.7 x 42.9cm (1' 1/2" x 1' 4 7/8")
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Pen and ink
Subject Place: 
Auchencorth
Subject Place: 
Auchencorth Moss
Subject Place: 
Dykeneuk
Subject Place: 
Halls
Subject Place: 
Midlothian
Subject Place: 
Mosshouses
Subject Place: 
Newlands
Subject Place: 
Peeblesshire
Subject Place: 
Penicuik
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Reference: 
Adams, Ian H., Descriptive List of Plans in the Scottish Record Office, v.4, HMSO, Edinburgh, 1988, p.70.
Rights Statement: 
Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Repro File Type: 
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes): 
90136230
Repro Title: 
Map of The marches betwixt ye Land of ye hals & Auchencorth & ye lands of Blair bog & Grange as they are now Marched [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number: 
0043909c.tif
Repro Old ID Number: 
00002253
Repro Capture Date: 
16/02/2001 10:57:00