LOANHEAD, a village, in the parish of Lasswade,
county of Edinburgh, 1^^ mile (W. by S.) from Lasswade;
containing 810 inhabitants. This is a rural and
pleasant village, situated a little east of the high road
from Liberton to Penicuick. Loanhead is a favourite
retreat in summer for families from the larger and more
busy towns around, particularly lOdinburgh, from which
city it is distant between four and five miles. It contains
a number of good houses and several handsome villas;
and possesses the advantage, not usual in such small
places, of an excellent 6Ui)ply of water, brought in pipes.
In the neighbourhood are collieries, considerable papermills,
and a brewery; employing a large part of the population.
Tliere is a Cameronian meeting-house; and
the visiters have the benefit of a subscription library.