Volume contents
- 1 - Traquair , index
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- 101 - Traquair , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLATTERING PATH | Clattering Path Clattering Path Clattering Path |
Andrew Weatherstone, Campshiel Alexander Mercer, Traquair Knowe Hugh Borthwick, Taniel Burn |
018 | [Situation] About 15 Chains North of The Lead Mine This Name is given to a portion of the Drove Road opposite to the Lead Mine - And seems to have derived its Name from water rushing down amongst stones into Taniel Burn - during and after heavy rains. |
| PIPERS KNOWE | Pipers Knowe Pipers Knowe Pipers Knowe |
Hugh Borthwick, Taniel Burn Alexander Mercer, Traquair Knowe Andrew Weatherstone, Campshiel |
018 | [Situation] About ¾ of A Mile N.E [North East] of The Lead Mine A heathy Knowe on the farm of Traquair Knowe to the North of the Drove Road - on which is a Trigonometrical Station. It is thought that in Ancient times Soldiers were either practised in the Art of War - or, that a battle or Skirmish took place on or Near this place - in either of which Supposition, it is Supposed that the piper or pipers were Stationed on this Knowe. On all other particulars, tradition is Silent. |
| PIPERS HASS | Pipers Hass Pipers Hass Pipers Hass |
Alexander Mercer, Traquair Knowe Andrew Weatherstone, Campshiel Hugh Borthwick, Traquair Knowe |
018 | [Situation] About ¾ of A Mile N.E [North East] of The Lead Mine A Slack or hollow to the North of the Piper's Knowe. The origin of its Name is Connected with the Piper's Knowe - but the particulars are unknown. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Traquair - Sheet 18 No 6 Trace 2 & 5
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.