Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEESE WELL | Cheese Well Cheese Well Cheese Well Cheese Well |
Pennecuiks descrip [description] (Map) Thomsons Atlas (Peebles) Statist.[Statistical] Acct. [Account] 1845 Geogr Beav. Arnot 1662 |
018 | [Situation] Situated at an angle of the boundary between Yarrow & Traquair near the summit of the old road leading from Traquair & Selkirk. A spring which Plora Burn derives its source. "It is said to have derived its name from the circumstance of the passengers dropping into it a bit of Cheese for the use of the fairies. (Statist. Acct. Statistiacl Account) - |
| MINCHMUIR BURN | Minch Muir Burn | Robert Thorburn Farmer and his Shepherd | 018 | The westermost tributary of Bold Burn Springing from the North side of the Mountain range between West Bold and Yarrow. - |
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Traquair Church
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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.