Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARY'S LOCH | St Mary's Loch St Mary's Loch St Mary's Loch |
A McAllister Schoolmaster James McCall Henderland |
025 | [Situation] On the S.E. [South East] portion of the County A beautifull Sheet of water about 3¼th Miles in length, and varies from ¼th to ¾th of a Mile in breadth. Pleasingly situated amongst high grassy hills, it attracts many visitors during Summer, and famed in the ballad Minstrelsy of the County. Altogether forms one of the most romantic Scenes in the South of Scotland. The Loch is in Selkirkshire the boundary between the two Counties running along part of the N.W. [North West] Side of the Loch. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 33
Lyne (Part of) -- Sheets 25, 2 & 6
[signed] RD Kerr CaptRE [Captain Royal Engineers]
25th Jany [January] 1857
[signed] James Carpenter C. Asst. [Civilian Assistant]
30th Jany [January] 1857
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 26 - Parish of Lyne, OS1/24/26
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Lyne.
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.