Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAP HILL | Leap Hill Leap Hill Leap Hill |
Mr J Elliot, Wr [Wester] Essenside Mr J Johnstone, Shielswood Mr W Hogg, Burnfoot | 019.09 | A considerable eminence on which, are two defaced entrenchments of british origin and having a trigl [trigonometrical] station on its summit. On the farm of Wr [Wester] Essenside. |
| LEAP LINN | Leap Linn | Mr J Elliot, Wr [Wester] Essenside Mr I Johnstone, Shielswood Mr W. Hogg, Burnfoot | 019.09 | A precipitous ravine about ½ mile long, through which the Ale Water flows its sides being in many places covered with rocks and bushes - and the riverbed extremely rocky, the action of the water upon the strata, having [evidently] worn a passage for itself through this ravine to a depth of more than 100 ft. |
| HORN HILL | Horn Hill | Mr J Elliot, Wr [Wester] Essenside Mr J Johnstone, Shielswood Mr W. Hogg, Burnfoot |
019.09 | An eminence of a heathery appearance south of the parish road at the [head ] of Shieswood parks and on that [farm] |
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Ashkirk Parish Sheet 19.9
[written under Leap Linn] "not on plan"
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 2 - Parish of Ashkirk, OS1/29/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Ashkirk.
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.