Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORBANK | Torbank Torbank |
J. Alexander, tenant J. Hall, Shepherd Torbank |
012 | [Situation] About ½ Mile N.E. [North East] from Torbank Hill. A modern built farm house with substantial offices and a large farm of arable & pasture land attached. Occupied by J. Alexander and the property of the Earl of Wemyss. |
| FORTS (Remains of) [Torbank] | Camps (Remains of) | Mr. Alexander East Happrew John Hall Torbank |
012 | [Situation] About ⅜ of a Mile W. by N. [West by North] from Torbank. These are the remains of two places of defence situated on the top of a small though very steep hill and was surrounded by only one ring each. They are said to have been erected in the time of the Border Warfare as places of protection for the inhabitants and their property against the inroads of Border Freebooters |
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Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 38 - Parish of Stobo, OS1/24/38
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Stobo.
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.