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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT (Remains of) [Lochurd] | Fort (Remains of) Fort (Remains of) Fort (Remains of) |
John Gibson Farmer Lochurd James Palmer Schoolmaster Alexander Swan Grantshall |
007 | [Situation] About ½ Mile S.E. [South East] from Netherurd Mains This is the Remains of an old Camp or Fort. It is in Very bad preservation -- the ground having been several years under Cultivation; is of an Elliptical Shape, and, at present, there appears only one bank: whether there were any other banks or Ramparts it is Impossible to ascertain. It bears no name -- but the field in which it is Situated is Called the Rings Park It is situated on the Farm of Lochurd. |
| RINGS PARK | 007 | [Situation] About ½ Mile S.E. [South East] from Netherurd Mains This is the Remains of an old Camp or Fort. It is in Very bad preservation -- the ground having been several years under Cultivation; is of an Elliptical Shape, and, at present, there appears only one bank: whether there were any other banks or Ramparts it is Impossible to ascertain. It bears no name -- but the field in which it is Situated is Called the Rings Park It is situated on the Farm of Lochurd. |
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Parish of Kirkurd -- Sheet 7 No 16 -- Trace 6
[Note] -- There is to the east of these "(The castle and Law)" a
circular fortification on an eminence near Ladyurd
called the Rings and another to the west on the
farm of Lochurd Called the Chesters." -- Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] vol. [volume] 10, page 185
Note. The designation "Chesters" is not known in the Country.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 18 - Parish of Kirkurd, OS1/24/18
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kirkurd.
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.