Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIEF'S ROAD | Thief's Road Thief's Road Thief's Road Thief Road |
Mr W Welsh Romannobridge James Murray Esqr Drochil New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Companion to Map of Tweeddale |
008 ; 016 | [Situation] Passes North of Drochil Castle This road is said to have extended from Annandale Borders to the Firth of Forth. It crosses the Forth Water (which forms part of the boundary of Newlands parish) about a mile above Drochil Castle running Eastward and following the Course of the water, till it passes the Castle it then turns and passes first S. [South] Callands then Callands House and on to Mountain Cross there it crosses the public road and passes on in the inside of the western boundary of the parish till it enters the parish of Linton; the reason for its having got this name was because of its having been traversed by Mosstroopers or Salters as they were also called for the purpose of processing salt at the Forth at the same time stealing everything that they could get a hold of. |
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Parish of Newlands -- Sheet 8 No 14 -- Trace 5
[Note] -- The route which was pursued by the border
freebooters, again whose incursions this
defensive system was Chiefly adopted, is
still distinguished by the name of the
"Thief's Road". It passes along the heights
of Mannerhead and Dollar-Law to the North
end of Scrape; And Crossing Tweed below
Stobo, runs Northward in the direction of Lyne
Newlands, And Linton." -- New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Peeblesshire Page 117
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 31 - Parish of Newlands, OS1/24/31
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Newlands.
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.