Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PURVIS HILL | Purvis Hill Purvis Hill |
Col. [Colonel] Horsburgh Inverleithen John Smith Haughhead |
014 | [Situation] About 35 Chains N.W. [North West] from Caberston A considerable Sized hill situated on the estate of Col [Colonel] Horsburgh the surface of which is heathy pasture |
| Site of PURVISHILL TOWER | Purvishill Tower (Site of) | Col. [Colonel] Horsburgh John Smith |
014 | [Situation] Immediately North of Purvishill This name applies to one of the ancient feudal residences erected for the protection of the Border Site pointed out by parties - who have Seen the tower partly Standing It was Square in Shape and when the farm Steading was erected - partly built into the offices - The Stones of the tower with those of the Offices were all removed many Years since for building purposes. |
| PURVISHILL | Purvishill Purvishill |
Col [Colonel] Horsburgh John Smith |
014 | Sit [Situation]: About 25 Chains N.W. [North West] from Caberston an Old two storey house formerly used as a farm house but now unoccupied and out of repair the property of Col. [Colonel] Horsburgh |
| ANCIENT TERRACES [Purvis Hill] | Terraces | William Chambers Esqr Glenormiston Revd [Reverend] James Campbell Traquair |
014 | [Situation] About ΒΌ of a Mile W by N. [West by North] from Caberston A number of remarkable terraces supposed to have been formed with a view of levelling the face of the Hill for agricultural purposes After the system of the vineyards in the mountain districts of Palestine and Switzerland. |
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Parish of Inverleithen -- Sheet 14 No14 -- Trace 3
[Note] -- See qoutation in the opposite page
Transcriber's notes
For more information, see OS1/24/17/49.
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.