Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINKSTON 1545 | Winkston 1545 Winkston 1545 Winkston 1545 |
Mr. Brodie Templebar Mr. Scott Winkston Mr. Frier Kidston Mill |
009 | [Situation] Adjoining Winkston. This is the old Mansion house of Winkston erected as it date imports in 1545 It is a plain strongly built edifice two stories high with the walls in some places 5 & 6 feet thick. It was one of those strongly built houses, half Mansion, and half fortalice. It is now used as an outhouse of the modern farm of Winkston. There is a very decided tradition in the Country as to its being haunted |
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Parish of Peebles -- Sheet 9 No. 14 Trace 4
"There were towers or Manor houses at
Shieldgreen at Smythfield at Winkston
and at Foulage."
"Origines Parochiales Scotiea"
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 33 - Parish of Peebles, OS1/24/33
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Peebles.
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.