Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANCIENT GOLD AND SILVER COINS FOUND HERE [Kingside] | Gold and Silver Coins (Found Here) Gold and Silver Coins (found here) |
Forbes McKenzie Esqr Portmore George Anderson Kingside |
006 | [situation] About 9 Chains NW [North West] of the Farm house of Kingside It is believed in the locality that the Coins were discovered in the year 1794 under the following Circumstances,viz- two horses having been brought from the stable for the purpose of plowing, one of them began to get restive, And after Kicking up two or three stones, was pacified, when there was seen a flat stone which on being removed disclosed the pot or urn Containing gold and silver Coins, but to what amount cannot be ascertained; their dates were together effaced |
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Parish of Eddleston
Sheet 6 No. 2 Trace 1
Transcriber's notes
Entry relating to this from the New Statistical Account is on P. 12 (over)
Ordnance Survey - Peebles county, OS Name Books - Peebles county - Volume 9 - Parish of Eddleston, OS1/24/9
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Eddleston.
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.