Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAQUAIR VILLAGE or the Parishen | Traquair Village or the Parishen Traquair Village or the Parishen Traquair Village or the Parishen |
Revd. [Reverend] James Campbell Statist [Statistical] Acct. [Account] Andrew Inglis, Schoolmaster |
018 | [Situation] About 7½ Miles from Peebles towards Selkirk A hamlet consisting of 14 slated Cottages with gardens attached, and occupied by Labrours [Labourers] employed by Lord Traquair & his tenant Robert Gardner Traquair Knowe. - There is an indifferent public house. One Cottage is held on an unexpired long lease. - In ancient times the Village appears to have been much more populous - June 1334 David II granted the Hostilarie of Traquair to Richard Halywell on its forfeiture by John Craig. - The same Monarch granted to Roger Wodyfield twenty librates of land with a burgage in the town of Traquair!! - Chalmers says that of old there was a considerable Village, which had arisen under the shelter of the Royal Castle (Robertson's Index). - |
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Traquair Parish
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Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 40 - Parish of Traquair, OS1/24/40
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Traquair.
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.