Pumpherston - Erskine Place

Including Ardbeg, Almondhill, Strathallan, Abernyte and Ballengeigh house

See also Pumpherston North Village, Pumpherston South Village, Pumpherston Letham Park, Pumpherston Pumpherston Road

A semi-detached cottage and four detached villas (Ardbeg, Almondhill, Strathallan and Abernyte) built south of Pumpherston, presumably as homes of company officials. However, only two houses at Erskine Place are listed in the "Names of tenants occupying Pumphertson Oil Company houses".

Location map

Detailed maps

Location of houses in the Pumpherston area

c.1895, 25" OS map courtesy National Library of Scotland

c.1905, 25" OS map courtesy National Library of Scotland

c.1962, 1:2500 OS map courtesy National Library of Scotland

aerial view

Archive plans

See full record, 143110

Archive images

See full record, LVSAV2012.019

Recent images

Ardbeg Villa, 4th October 2011

Strathallan Villa, 4th October 2011

Erskine cottages, 4th October 2011

Ballengeigh house, 4th October 2011

Official references

Pumpherston: Erskine Place, two houses are without bathroom accommodation and schemes will be prepared to provide this modernisation and submitted to Mr. Caldwell for approval.

Meeting held at Middleton Hall on 9th September 1958 to review position of house properties etc.

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• 178983 - Disposition - Ballengiech House, Pumpherston. - Disposition by The Pumpherston Oil Company Limited in favour of George Kinghorn. Subjects: Ballengiech House, Pumpherston. Dated 1971. Details the sale of Ballengiech House by The Pumpherston Oil Company Limited to George Kinghorn for the sum of £10,000.
  
• 143110 - Disposition: No. 39 Erskine Place, Pumpherston, Mid Calder. Dated 1971. - Disposition by The Pumpherston Oil Company Limited in favour of John William Angus of No. 39 Erskine Place, Pumpherston, Mid Calder. Dated 1971. (2 copies) Details the sale of No. 39 Erskine Place by The Pumpherston Oil Company Limited to John William Angus for the sum of £475. Attached is a colour plan of the map referred to in the disposition with the property highlighted in red. Scaled of the plan is 2inch=40ft. (2 copies) Included are 2 letters dated 22nd February and 7th July 1971 between Scottish Oils Limited and Mr Angus' solicitors regarding the purchase of 39 Erskine Place. Attached is a Reciept for Redemption of Feuduty dated May 1975.
  
• 143113 - Disposition: "Abernyte", 47 Erskine Place, Pumpherston. Dated 1969. - Disposition by The Pumpherston Oil Company Limited in favour of Norman J. Purvis of subjects: "Abernyte", 47 Erskine Place, Pumpherston. Dated 1969.
  
• 128998 - Pumpherston Estates Limited per Condie, Mackenzie and Company, Perth: Wayleave for new water pipe leading into Ballengeich, Mid Calder. Dated 1958. - Pumpherston Estates Limited per Condie, Mackenzie and Company, Perth: Wayleave for new water pipe leading into Ballengeich, Mid Calder dated 4th February 1958. Lease terminated Whitsunday 1968.
  
• 143112 - Disposition; 45 Erskine Place, Pumpherston. Dated 1969. - Disposition by The Pumpherston Oil Company Limited in favour of Alexander Scoular, "Strathallan", 45 Erskine Place, Pumpherston. Dated 1969.
  
• 183537 - Lease Book, 1900-1924 - Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd, part 12 - Part 12 of 59, (pages 144-150), feu charter, ground at Erskine Place, 1904
  
• 183537 - Lease Book, 1900-1924 - Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd, part 10 - Part 10 of 59, (pages 127-133), feu charter, land for officials houses, Pumpherston, 1904