Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE KNOWE | White Knowe | 012 | See Name Sheets for plan Sheet 12. No. 16 Ph. [Parish] of Manor. | |
| SITE OF TOWER | Site of Old Tower | Mr Sanderson Easter Dalwick Mr Alexander Easter Happrew |
012 | [Situation] About 10 Chains North from Easter Dalwick. This is the site of an old Tower which is supposed to have been erected here in Ancient times a watch or signal tower. On the top of which fires used to be lit in order to apprise Oliver Castle which Stands farther up the Tweed of any invasion or enemy proceeding towards it from that direction. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Stobo Sheet 12 No. 16 Trace 4
"The manor of Happrew (which together with Lyne and Megget
is rated in the tax of the Shire at £20 of old extent, belonged at the end
of the 13th Century to the Frazers. It had an old tower house and
at Drevah which was part of the Bishop's manor there was
another place of defence" - Origines Parochials Scotiae Vol I p. [page] 200
"There were such Castellated Strengths at East Happrew at
East Dawick and at Dreva in Stobo." - Chalmers Caledonia
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 39 - Parish of Stobo, OS1/24/39
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.