Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUARTER KNOWE (Supposed Tumulus) | Quarter Knowe | John Brown Schoolmaster, Tweedie McGrath Bield. |
019 | About 21 Chains SE of Oliver. A small knowe which is supposed to be a Tumulus by the virtue of the published accounts but there is no evidence to warrant the supposition extant there were no remains found. The Parish Church is situated on its summit. |
| COCKILAND HILL | Cockiland Hill | Alex. Murray of Glenriskie, Tweedie McGarth of the Bield. | 019 | About 3/4 of a mile SW of Oliver. A Considerable hill oval shaped on the farm of Hairstanes, the surface of which is covered with rough pastures. It lies betwixt Talla Water and Glenriskie Burn near to their union with the Tweed. The property of the Earl of Wemyss. |
| Supposed TUMULUS [Quarter Knowe] | as above | as above | 019 | as above |
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Parish of Tweedsmuir Sheet 19 No. 16 Trace 5
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 44 - Parish of Tweedsmuir, OS1/24/44
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Tweedsmuir.
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.