Volume contents
- 1 - Burgh of Peebles , index
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- 101 - Burgh of Peebles , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VENLAW BANK | Venlaw Bank Venlaw bank |
Arthur Burnett Esqr Mr Robert Stirling Tweed Green |
013 | [Situation] About ⅜ of a mile N.E [North East] of the Church A neat well Constructed house three storeys high with ornamental ground Vegetable garden and a few acres of land attached. It Situated at the base of Ven Law, East of the Town, and is the property and residence of Arthur Burnett Esqr Sheriff Substitute for the County of Peebles |
| RESIDENCE OF MUNGO PARK IN 1801-2 | Former Residence of Mungo Park | Mr W Blackwood Christopher Young |
013 | [Situation] About 13 Chains N.E [North East] of the Church A house two storeys high on the West side of the Northgate at its junction with Bridge gate It was once the residence of the Celebrated traveller Mungo Park. It is at present occupied by Doctor Junor. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Town of Peebles -- Sheet 6 Trace 3
A small projecting building in the High Street (opposite
the head of the Northgate), lately occupied by a butcher, is said
to have formed the Surgery of the Late lamented Mungo Park, during
his residence in Peebles in 1801-2 (his dwelling-house being
at the head of the Briggate) Previous to his second and fatal
journey in Africa. In this miserable deed did Park experience
some of the difficulties meideatal to the life of A Country Surgeon,
and puir for that Kind of Employment as a traveller which
he felt to be his destiny." Chambers "Guide to Peebles" p [page] 49
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 36 - Burgh of Peebles, OS1/24/36
This volume contains information on place names found in the burgh 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.