Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT (Remains of) [Hound Hill] | Fort (Remains of) Fort (Remains of) Fort (Remains of) |
Mr Todd Haswellsykes Mr Home Lynesmill Mr Proudfoot Crosshouses |
012 | [Situation] On Hound Hill On Hound Hill there exists the Remains of a British Hill Fort which Consisted of three rings or circles, the inner one being quite Entire And Portions of the other two being quite discernible |
| Site of FORT [Woodhouse Hill] | Fort (Remains of ) Fort (Remains of) |
Mr Alexander E. [East] Dawick Mr Proudfoot Crosshouses |
012 | [Situation] About ¾ of a Mile N.W. [North West] of Woodhouse On the South west Side of Hound hill - is the remains of a fort, consisting of a circular embankment in a good state of preservation, Thro [through] its centre, the ph [parish] boundary passes. |
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Parish of Manor -- Sheet 12 No 12 -- Trace 4
[Note] -- "Besides the fortifications already mentioned three other
circular entrenchments of much smaller dimensions are
severally visible upon Houndhill Woodhouse and Ring-Knoll
of Hallmanor but these appear to have been erected for the protection
of live stock during the incursions of the English which owing to the proximity
of this district to the borders of England were very frequent". -- New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
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.