Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENGABER BURN | Glengaber Fingland Burn Glengaber Burn Glengaber or Fingland Burn |
[Revd. [Reverend] Reverend James Campbell Statist [Statistical] Acct. [Account] 1794 New Statist [Statistical] Acct. [Account] |
018 | [Situation] Has its source in Yarrow Parish above Glengaber & Hennel and discharges itself into the Quair at Traquair Mill. A considerable tributary of the Quair and constitutes the boundary between the farms of Traquair Knowe and Damhead. - |
| NEWHALL BURN | Newhall Burn Newhall Burn Newhall Burn |
[Revd] [Reverend] James Campbell Thomson's Atlas (Peebles) Pennecuiks description |
018 | [Situation] Separating the Parishes of Traquair and Yarrow about 200 Yards east of Traquair Church. This Burn (which derives its name from a farm on its right bank) springs from the northern slope of the hills separating the valleys of the Tweed & Yarrow, and Constitutes the Boundary between the parishes of Yarrow & Traquair almost from the source of the main feeder to where it receives Shillinglaw or Curley Burn near Traquair Church, & about ΒΌ Mile above their united flow into the Quair. - Dr Pennicuik in one place calls it Kirkhouse Burn, from Kirkhouse situate on its left bank near its confluence with Quair. |
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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.