CLAYHOUSE, a village, in the parish of BorthwiCK,
county of Edinburgh, 2 miles (E. by N.) from
Carrington; containing 84 inhabitants. It is in the
northern part of the parish, a short distance east of the
high road from Middleton to Cockpen, and derives its
name from an ancient inn, built of clay, which stood by
the way-side, and of which a part still remains, though
materially altered. The village borders on a detached
portion of Temple parish, and several cottages have lately
been erected in the neighbourhood.