Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEGGY'S POOL | Peggy's Pool Peggy's Pool |
Mr Brown Newhall Mr Hunter Carlops | 002 | [Situation] In the River North Esk near the west end of Habbie's How A small pool in the river Esk at the top of which is a small waterfall. where the two Young women, Peggy and Jenny, mentioned in the Gentle Shepherd used to go for the Purpose of bathing |
| SANDY CAVE | Sandy Cave Sandy Cave |
Mr Browne Newhall Mr Hunter Carlops | 002 | [Situation] About 10 chains NNE [North North East] of Turtlebank A sandstone Rock on the South side of the Esk in which there is a cave which is said to be a Natural One, the cave is very irregularly formed and is about 8 feet broad by about 18 or 20 feet long. A person would suppose it to be artificially made as the rock being of such a Sandy nature that it could be very easily bored through |
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Parish of Linton -- Sheet 2 No 15 -- Trace 1
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 19 - Parish of Linton, OS1/24/19
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Linton.
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.