Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks | |||||
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| LADYURD BURN | Ladyurd Burn Ladyurd Burn Ladyurd Burn |
James Somerville Ladyurd William Smith Shepherd George Sandilands Shepherd |
008 ; 012 | [Situation] In the Southern Portion of the Parish A small burn that rises on the west side of Ladyurd Hill and flows in a northerly direction till it joins the Tarth Water north of Ladyurd Farmhouse. |
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| LADYURD RINGS | Ladyurd Rings Ladyurd Rings Ladyurd Rings |
James Somerville William Smith George Sandilands |
012 | [Situation] About ¼ Mile E by S. [East by South] from Ladyurd A circular fort or encampment Situated on the farm of Ladyurd east of the Farmhouse. It appears to have been defended by two deep ditches, one of which remains entire and the other is for the greater part levelled |
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| FORT (Remains of) [Ladyurd Rings] | 012 | [Situation] About ¼ Mile E by S. [East by South] from Ladyurd A circular fort or encampment Situated on the farm of Ladyurd east of the Farmhouse. It appears to have been defended by two deep ditches, one of which remains entire and the other is for the greater part levelled. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ph. of Kirkurd -- Sheet 12 No 2 -- Trace 1
[Note] -- "There is to the east of these", (the Castle and Law), " a circular fortification or 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
Transcriber's notes
Only a single entry covering both Ladyurd Rings and Fort (Remains of)
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.