Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHILLINGLAW BURN | Shillinglaw or Curley Burn Shillinglaw or Curley Burn Shillinglaw Burn. |
[Revd] Reverend James Campbell Andrew Inglis Schoolmaster Thomsons Atlas Peebles |
018 | [Situation] Springs from the high lands lying between the Churches of Traquair & Yarrow & flows into the Newhall Burn near Traquair Church. A rapid Mountain stream, during its whole course it separates the Parish of Yarrow from Traquair |
| ORCHARD WALLS | Orchard Walls Orchard Walls |
William Fox, Farmer [Revd. [Reverend] James Campbell |
018 | [Situation] On the left bank of the Quair about ΒΌ a Mile west from Traquair Church. A small cottage & garden occupied by one of the labourers on the farm of Orchard Mains. The place is chiefly notable from its indicating the probable limit on the south side of what was formerly a Royal Orchard. This Orchard is referred to in Chalmers Caledonia & is somewhat indefinitely indicated in Pouts Map 1608. - |
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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.