Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRNIES BOWROCK | Birnies Bourok Birnies Bourok Birnies Bourok |
Alexander Tod Cardon William Lithgow Adam White |
015 | [Situation] About 3/8 of a Mile S.W. [South West] of Cardon Hill This name applies to a Pile or Cairn of Stones about five feet high; Situated on the Parish Boundary between Glenholm and Kilbucho, a short distance East from where it Joins the County Boundary - on the Water line between Cardon and Chapelgill Hills. The Origin of the name is not Known. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Kilbucho
Sheet 15 No. 14 -- Trace 1
[Note] -- Bowrock-- A Pile of Stones, a Confused heap of any Kind -- Jamieson's Scott. Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]
"Scawdmans Law" is written further down the page.
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 3 - Parish of Broughton, OS1/24/3
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Broughton.
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.