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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK DWARF'S COTTAGE | Black Dwarf's Cottage Black Dwarf's Cottage Black Dwarf's Cottage Black Dwarf's Cottage |
William R. Mitchell Tenant J. Ballantyne Woodhouse Chambers Guide of Peeblesshire |
012 | [Situation] About 8 Chains South of Woodhouse A Small house, one Storey high on the farm of Woodhouse, Occupied by William Reid Mitchell, Shepherd 'Woodhouse. It was tenanted by David Ritchie - the original of Sir Walter Scott's "Black Dwarf" And Said to have been originally erected by him, The Cottage walls were only 4 feet in height - but the house has underwent considerable repairs - Since the period of the dwarf's tenancy, the walls having been raised to the height of an ordinary dwelling - and the roof slated, There has Also been a new dwelling, erected for farm Servants at the South end of it And attached is - A Small garden, the walls of which were also built by Ritchie |
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Mannor Parish -- Sheet 12.16 -- Trace 6
[Note] -- David Ritchie, the Acknowledged original
of Scott's 'Black Dwarf" lived in the Parish
of Manor, at the distance of About four
miles from Peebles. He was born of poor
parents in the parish of Stobo about the year 1740
* * * He acquired no regular means of gaining
A livelihood; Shrunk from Society; and finally found
a refuge on the farm of Woodhouse, Parish of
Manor, where, by the favour of the Proprietor
he was Allowed to build for himself A
Small Cottage "etc" etc -- Peebles and It's Neighbourhood By WilliamCambers Page 87
[Note] -- *Connected with this part of the
Woodhouse property - is tale as
to the proprietorship. Sir
John Naysmith of Posso, in selling
the the property to the father
of the present proprietor was
bound by some old law of Entail
connected with his title - to Keep
one Acre of Woodhouse Estate, and
it is Said he Selected the part whereon the dwarf's Cottage Stands.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 28 - Parish of Manor, OS1/24/28
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Manor.
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.