Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKIRLING MAINS | Skirling Mains Skirling Mains Wt [West] Mains Wt [West] Mains |
John Patterson Skirling Mains George Ramsay Schoolmaster Skirling Johnston's Co. [County] map Armstrong's Co. [County] map |
011 | [Situation] In the Southern portion of the parish of Skirling A farmhouse two storeys high with suitable offices. thrashing Machine And Farm attached occupied by John Patterson and property of Sir William Gibson Carmichael, Bart, [Baronet] |
| SOUTH MAINS | South Mains South Mains New Mains New Mains |
James Blakely South Mains George Ramsay Skirling Armstrong's Co. [County] map Johnston's Co. [County] map |
011 | [Situation] In the Southern portion of the parish of Skirling A farmhouse with offices thrashing Mill and farm attached occupied by James Blakely and property of Sir William Gibson Carmichael, Bart, [Baronet] |
| KIRKLAWHILL BURN | Kirklawhill Burn Kirklawhill Burn Kirklawhill Burn Kirklaw Hill Kirklaw Hill |
Mr Gairns Kirklawhill George Ramsay Schoolmaster Skirling Mr James Blackely South Mains Johnston's Co. [County] map Armstrong's Co. [County] map |
011 | [Situation] Passes E. [East] Side of South Mains A small stream that rises in the farm of Muirburn and runs in an Easterly. and southerly direction till it joins the Biggar Water. It is for a considerable distance the boundary between the Parish of Skirling with Broughton & Kirkurd Phs [Parishes]. The name Commences from a turn of the stream East of Greatlaws |
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Parish of Skirling -- Sheet 11 No 15 -- Traces 1 & 2
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.