Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilliard's Stone | Lilliard's Stone | continued | that at this time the English held Roxburgh and nearly all Teviotdale - The top of the edge was therefore a convenient place for the meeting of the Commissioners of either Kingdom Lyliot's Cross may have been erected by the monks of Melrose as one of their boundary stones on their obtaining property in Morehouselaws from Robert de Berkley, and his wife Cecilia, and in testimony of which gift a great stone was erected in Morrie - But be this as it may, it is clear that the erection is of an earlier date than the period fixed by popular tradition - The place where the maiden fell, is pointed out on the slope of the ridge, at a short distance from where the Stane is set up - It is easy to see how the cross came in the course of time to be associated with the maiden, who is said to have fallen in battle - Being situated on the summit of the ridge, and a conspicuous object, it would form a guide Post to the grave, and in the lapse of years be identified with it - |
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Parish of Ancrum
W Beatty
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 1 - Parish of Ancrum, OS1/29/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Ancrum.
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh 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 Roxburgh, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.