Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOANHEAD | Loanhead Loanhead Loanhead Lonehead Lonehead |
Rent Receipts Lease etc Robert Noble Adam Proudfoot Johnston's Co. [County] map Armstrongs Co. [County] map |
011 | [Situation] About 28 Chains E by S [East by South] from Skirling Church A Small Farmhouse with offices and a Farm of land attached, a short distance South from the Village of Skirling; Occupied by Robert Noble, and the Property of Sir W.G. Carmichael Bart. [Baronet] |
| SHEELING HILL | Sheeling Hill Sheeling Hill Sheeling Hill Sheeling Hill |
William Newbigging Langlawhill Alexander Noble Skirling Craigs Robert Noble Loanhead Adam Proudfoot |
011 | [Situation] About ΒΌ of a mile S. by W [South by West] from Loanhead A Small eminence on the Farm of South Mains formerly used by the Miller of Skirling Mill for Shelling the Corn; or rather for Seperating the Shell from the Groats. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Skirling -- Sheet 11 No 11 -- Trace 5
[Note] -- "By every corn mill a Knoll top on which the Kernels
were winnowed from the husks was designed the
Shelling-hill" -- Agr. Surv. Peeb. [Agricultural Survey of Peebles] quoted in Jamieson's Scottish Dicty [Dictionary]
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 37 - Parish of Skirling, OS1/24/37
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Skirling.
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.