Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supposed Site of MERLIN'S GRAVE | Supposed Site of Merlins Grave | William Paterson Par [Parish] School James Studart Drummelzier Haugh |
016 | [Situation] About 10 Chains N [North] by W [West] from the Church This spot is pointed out as the Supposed Site of Merlins Grave. There is nothing to mark its site all trace thereof having been removed many Years ago by Cultivation; the field, however, if still Called Merlins Park. It is said to have been the Earthen Sepulchre of Merlin, a British Bard, who was born about the year 460 at Carmarthen, in South Wales. Vide Captain Armstrong and others. There is nothing Known in the locality as to who he was or where born. I have made all the Enquiries possible respecting it. |
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Parish of Drummelzier -- Sheet 16 No. 5 Trace 1
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 6 - Parish of Drummelzier, OS1/24/6
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Drummelzier.
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.