Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN PLANTATION | Dean Plantation Dean Plantation Deanhole & Deanfoot Deanfoot |
Robert Gardner Farmer Andrew Inglis Schoolmaster Pennecuik's descript [description] Thomsons's Atlas (Peebles) |
018 | [Situation] A short distance from Traquair Rig. A young plantation on the farm of Traquair Knowe, deriving its name from that of a farmstead which no longer exists. - |
| BUSH ABOON TRAQUAIR | Bush aboon Traquair Bush aboon Traquair Bush aboon Traquair Bush aboon Traquair Bush aboon Traquair |
Tytlers dissertation of Scottish Music Comp. to Armstrongs Map of Peebles-sh. [shire] Chalmers Caledonia Carlisle's Top. [Topographical] & Dict. [Dictionary] Edgars Map 1741 |
018 | [Situation] On the left bank of the Quair about a Mile from its debouche. Celebrated in Ballad poetry as the trysting place where "a son of Murray of Philiphaugh was wont to meet a daughter of Stewart of Traquair" - Armstrong's Traquair - The Ballad of the "the Bush aboon Traquair was" composed between the Restoration & the union! - Tytlers dissertation on Scots Music - "This celebrated Bush has |
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Traquair Parish
Sheet 18.5
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.