CRAIGIE, a village, in the parish of Dalmeny,
county of Linlithgow, 2^ miles (E. N. E.) from Kirkliston;
containing 75 inhabitants. It stands in the
eastern part of the parish, and in its vicinity is Craigie
Hall, formerly the residence and estate of the Craigies,
an ancient and considerable family. One of them was a
witness to the original charter granted to the first laird
of Dundas in the year 1120. In 13S7 the heiress of
the family married Sir John Stewart, who took the
name, and his posterity continued here until 1640, when
the estate of Craigie Hall was sold. It subsequently became
the seat of the Hope family. See Dalmeny.