Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of ORMISTON TOWER | Ormiston Tower (Site of) Ormiston Tower (Site of) |
William Chambers Esqr Glenormiston Mr John Watt Gamekeeper Glenormiston |
014 | [Situation] About 5 Chains North of Glenormiston House This was one of the ancient feudal residence and was one of the places of strength erected for the protection of the Border there is now a large garden on the place where it formerly stood, the property of William Chambers Esqr Glenormiston |
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Parish of Inverleithen -- Sheet 14 - 13 -- Trace 1 and 4
[Note] -- At Ormiston is also a peel-house now in ruins. It is said the feather of a bird will frighten
a flock. In assurance of the old adage I shall here expose a lasting effigy of that
notorious in human Shape Murdieson who with his guilty Colleague Millar purloined
the property of many to Satisfy an innate thirst for malicious avarice till justice
sacrificed them to an ignominous death" -- Armstrongs Compn [Companion] to his map page 47
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 17 - Parish of Innerleithen, OS1/24/17
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Innerleithen.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Peebles, which is in the south of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.