Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEAVER'S MOSS | Weaver's Moss Weaver's Moss Weaver's Moss | Mr J Johnstone, Shielswood Mr W. Hogg, Burnfoot Mr G Tait Blawearie |
019.13 | A flat piece of pasture land near the parish road north of Esdale Law - on the farm of Shielswood getting the name from the fact of a weaver once having a lease of it. |
| THREEP HEAD | Threep Head | Mr J Johnstone, Shielswood Mr W. Hogg, Burnfoot Mr G Tait Blawearie |
019.13 | A heathy eminence east from the head of Harehope Sike, on the farm of Shielswood, at one time having a house beside it bearing the same name. |
| CRINGIE LAW | Cringie Law | Mr J Johnstone, Shielswood Mr W. Hogg, Burnfoot Mr G Tait Blawearie |
019.09 | A considerable height covered with heathy pasture and having a Trigl [Trigonometrical] station on its summit on Shielswood farm north of Threep Head. |
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Ashkirk Parish
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[Signed] R Burnaby Major RE [Royal Engineers] 31 March 1860
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.