Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SHOT | The Shot. | Robert Darling Esqr Broomlands. William Smith Esqre Writer. Mr Walter Stevenson. |
009.07 | This Stream extending for a considerable distance along the Tweed in front of Tweedbank Plantation is a favorite Cast for rodfishing and suitable in former times, that is, before the introduction of the New Tweed fishing Act. for fishing with the large net, which deposited in a boat, was thrown into the river, the boat in its Course describing as large a Circle as the net admitted of. This manner of fishing is termed in fishermens language. "A Shot." |
| THE SLAP | The Slap. | Robert Darling Esqr Broomlands. Mr Walter Stevenson. Mr Thomas Noble. |
009.07 | This term is usually applied to an opening in a Caul admitting the fish to pass up the river. and refers here to a narrow Course in the Centre of the Tweed, formed by two breakwaters or Stone piers which project from both sides of the river, opposite the shiel, near the Eastern Extremity of Tweedbank plantation. |
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Parish of Kelso -- Sheet 9 No. 7 -- Trace 3.
Collected by H. Sharban
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 22 - Parish of Kelso, OS1/29/22
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kelso.
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.