Volume contents
- 1 - Hounam , Page 1 (start)
- 1A - Hounam , loose note
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- 141 - Hounam , Title Page
- 142 - Hounam , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUNAM RINGS | Hownam Rings Hownam Rings Hownam Rings Hownam Rings |
Revd [Reverend] George Rutherford. Manse Mr Sholto Douglass Hounam Mains Mr W. Gray Sharplaw Mr G. Phillips West Grange |
022.07 | [Situation] 3/4 mile N.E.E. [North East East] of Hownam village. This name applies to the remains of a hill fort on the farm of Hounam Mains the property of the Duke of Roxburgh |
| FORT [Hounam Rings] | Revd [Reverend] George Rutherford. Manse Mr Sholto Douglass Hounam Mains Mr W. Gray Sharplaw Mr G. Phillips West Grange |
022.07 | [Situation] 3/4 mile N.E.E. [North East East] of Hownam village. This name applies to the remains of a hill fort on the farm of Hounam Mains the property of the Duke of Roxburgh |
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| ELEVEN SHEARERS | Eleven Shearers Eleven Shearers Eleven Shearers Eleven Shearers |
Revd [Reverend] George Rutherford. Manse Mr Sholto Douglass. Hounam Mains Ancient Map of Scotland by C. Innes Statistical Acct. [Account] of Roxburgh |
022.11 | [Situation] 3/4 mile East of Hownam village As applied to eleven large stones situated a little to the south of Hounam Rings; there is a tradition which says, that, these stones were, at a remote period, human beings, who for reaping on the Sabbath, were turned into so many stones, They are supposed to indicate the site of a druidical Circle. |
| DRUIDICAL CIRCLE (Supposed) [Eleven Shearers] | Revd [Reverend] George Rutherford. Manse Mr Sholto Douglass. Hounam Mains Ancient Map of Scotland by C. Innes Statistical Acct. [Account] of Roxburgh |
022.11 | [Situation] 3/4 mile East of Hownam village As applied to eleven large stones situated a little to the south of Hounam Rings; there is a tradition which says, that, these stones were, at a remote period, human beings, who for reaping on the Sabbath, were turned into so many stones, They are supposed to indicate the site of a druidical Circle. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Hounam -- Sheet 22-11 -- Trace 2.
[Note] -- Hounam to be adopted
see page 1 -
[signed] James Harper
Ca [Civilian assistant]
Transcriber's notes
Hounam Rings is south East of Hounam village.
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 17 - Parish of Hounam, OS1/29/17
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Hounam.
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.