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Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 19 - Parish of Jedburgh, OS1/29/19

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Parish of Jedburgh Detd. [Detached] No. 1. -- Sheet 27 No. 6 T. [Trace] 2.

[Note relating to 'Tower {Site of)'] - The term Tower has been invariably applied on Plans to these
Structures which as appears from the following - is more appropriate than
Pele, Peyll, Peill, Peel,
Paile, A place of strength;
a fortification properly of
earth. -- Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scot. Dicty. [Scottish Dictionary]

[Note relating to 'Birkie Knowe'] - Birkie, abounding with
birches -- Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Scot. Dicty. [Scottish Dictionary]

[Signed] Thomas Watson
Corp: R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers]

Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 19 - Parish of Jedburgh, OS1/29/19

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Jedburgh.

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.

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