Volume contents
- 1 - Traquair , index
- 3 - Traquair , page 1 (start)
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- 100 - Traquair , page 100 (end)
- 101 - Traquair , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEESE WELL | Cheese Well | Alexander Mercer Traquair Knowe Hugh Borthwick Taniel Burn Andrew Weatherstone Camp Shiel |
018 | [Situation] About ¾ of A Mile E by N. [East by North] of The Lead Mine A Small well on the Side of the Slope Road & on the North Side of Minch Muir. Travellers in passing And repassing betwixt Selkirk & Peebles &c Are Said to rest here for the purpose of refreshment - whence the Name; - or "So Named from the Circumstance of passengers dropping into it a bit of cheese for the use of the fairies". |
| TANIEL BURN | Taniel Burn | Andrew Weatherstone Campshiel Hugh Borthwick Taniel Burn Alexander Mercer Traquair Knowe |
018 | A Considerable Stream having its Source Near the Clattering Path, And after receiving Several accessioners falls into Quair Water. |
| TANIEL HILL | Taniel Hill | Hugh Borthwick Taniel Burn Andrew Weatherstone Campshiel Alexander Mercer, Traquair Knowe |
018 | [Situation] About ¾ of A Mile N.W. [North west] of The Lead Mine A Considerable hill on the farm of Traquair Knowe - partly heathy and partly Covered with plantation. The Smallest portion of it is under Cultivation. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Traquair - Sheet 18 No 6 Trace 1
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 41 - Parish of Traquair, OS1/24/41
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.