Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush aboon Traquair [Continued] | dwindled to five lonely trees comprehending all that remains, to mark the spot, which was so often propitious to the loves of the Murrays & Stewarts, during more pastoral times" - Chalmers Caledonia. The destructive acquisitiveness of modern sentimental pilgrims would we now have appropriated the last chip of the "five lonely trees" for Cumnock snuffboxes or other souvenirs - had not the consideration conservation of the present Lord Traquair led to the planting of a clump of wood fenced round the old relics. - |
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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.