Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIVET HA' WOOD | Divet Ha' Wood | A Douglas Mr J Weader J Kerss |
015.05 | An extensive Plantation chiefly Forest trees. North of Woodside having narrow belts in different directions and joined by Kerss' Wood on the North West. The name is derived from the circumstance. Divets having been cut from it. |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Ancrum
Sheet 15.9 Roxburgh
[Page] 6a
Divet - A thin flat oblong turf used for covering cottages also for fuel. Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
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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.