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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| MANOR | [Continued from page 3] three other fortified entrenchments, of smaller dimensions are visible upon Houndhill, Woodhouse and Rigg Knoll of Hall Manor, along with these there still remain the ruins of Several Fortified houses or Tower of Defence, often used as Beacon Towers during the border Wars, a remarkable road called the "Theif's Road" passes thro' [through] this Parish, many antiquities has been brought to light during the present Century "The Standingstones, Fount Stone, Giants Grave, Macduff's Castle" It is difficult to asertain the date of the erection of the Parish Church, however it bears the trace of being very Ancient. Earl Wemyss of Gosford Castle Haddingtonshire is the Patron of the living - There are no detached portions of this parish, nor are there any detached portions of other parishes within this parish. - |
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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.