Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST BOLD | West Bold Bold West Bold Bold Boll |
Map attached to Pennecuiks Description Armstrongs Map Thomsons Atlas (Peebles) Edgars Map 1741 Timothy Pont's Map 1608 |
014 | [Situation] adjoins Haugh-head stretching Eastward along the right bank of Tweed A comfortable two storried farm house with a complete square of slated offices with thrashing Mill - all in excellent condition. - A farm partly arable - partly sheep walk - Earl of Traquair owner - William Gibson occupier. - |
| PLORA BURN | Plora Burn Plots Burn Plora Burn Ploraw Burn |
Thomsons Atlas (Peebles) Mr William Gibson, Farmer Plan of Bold in Lord Traquairs possession Thomsons Atlas (Selkirk) |
014 ; 018 | [Situation] A small Burn discharging itself into Tweed below the 10th Mile Stone from Peebles Plora Burn constitutes the boundary between Yarrow & Traquair from a point about ½ Mile from its source at Cheese Well to its intersection with the road from Peebles to Selkirk. - Its water drives the Thrashing Machine at W. [West] Bold. - |
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Traquair Parish
Sheet 14 - 14 & 15
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.