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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAQUAIR | Traquair Trakeweir Trequer Trequeyr Traquair |
Statistical Acct. [Account] Mandate of Edin [Edinburgh] I 1292 Grant to Willaim Comyn 1291-2 -Ayloffs Calander 107 William de Peret appointed Sheriff 1292 Rot. Scotice 7-8 Grant by David II to William Maitland Carlisle's Top. [Topographical] Dict. [Dictionary] |
018 | in the County of Selkirk, it is couterminous at all other points with the Parish of Yarrow & County of Selkirk The surface of the Parish is mountainous & steep with the exception of narrow strips of level holm - seldom exceeding two fields in breadth along the banks of the Tweed and Quair. - A considerable extent of land is, notwithstanding under judicious cultivation along the slopes of the hills, yielding good crops of the ordinary cereals, as well as turnips and other green crops. The land under cultivation on the rising ground |
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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.