Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAD WIFE'S HILL | Dead Wifes Hill Dead Wife's Hill |
Robert French Hall Mannor David Tweedie Glenrath |
016 | Dead Wifes Hill, is Situated on the farm of Hall Mannor - A Range of Hiils and tending nearly North and South, on the Boundary which divides the Parish of Drummelzier, Mannor, And Stobo. - Tradition, reports that about 200 Years ago, that and old woman was travelling between the Villages, of Drummelzier & Mannor; and was benighted on the Summit of the hill, at the junction of the Parishes above mentioned, and perished in a Snow Storm, and was buired at the said junction.- "Hence the derivation of the name, Dead wifes Hill." |
| HALLMANOR BURN | Hallmanor Burn | Robert Stewart Robert French David Tweedie Robert Hamilton |
016 | A Small Stream having its Source, on the South-East side of Scrape Hill, and after flowing North-East for about 60 chains it runs in an easterly direction untill it falls into Mannor Water. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Mannor -- Sheet 16 No 8 -- Trace 1
[Faint Note] -- This name & Hunt Law referring to the one hill
[Note] -- Hallmanor Burn -- See Preceding Page
[Faint Note] -- Dead Wifes Grave
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.