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As well as all the registers already noted, sometimes the searcher has to source information from other records, like the Register House Plans Series which is held in West Register House in Charlotte Square in Edinburgh. This includes plans relating to titles for railway lines and canals and can be a rich source of information, although rather time-consuming to search.
The National Archives also holds the Register of Deeds, which contains miscellaneous documents, again not very easy searching. Sheriff Court Books and Valuation Rolls can also be consulted. There are also various Estate and other records which have been gifted to the National Archives, although usually permission is required to copy these.
Sometimes a deed has no plan, but refers to Ordnance Survey Enclosure Numbers from a particular historical OS Map. We can view (and order copies of) old maps at the National Library of Scotland's Map Library at Causewayside, Edinburgh. This facility is also very useful when the topography of the area of search has altered over the years, since we can find what was there before and the approximate date at which changes occurred.
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