Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL (Site of) [nr Stell Knowe] | (Site of) Chapel | Revd [Reverend] Thomas Leishman Mr Roberton Hoselawbank Mr Henderson Teacher |
010.12 | Near this spot at one time stood a Chapel connected with the Established Church, for the convenience of the residents in the Eastern part of the Parish being then, as at the present time at an inconvenient distance from the parish Church, there is no great certainty for the exact site of this Chapel, the plough having gone over it for 40 years, the place however on which it stood has ever since retained the name of Chapel Knowe, and its highest point has been selected for the site. |
| FIVE STONE FIELD | Five Stone Field | Revd [Reverend] T. Leishman Mr Scott Frogden Mr Borthwick Greenlees |
010.14 | In this field at some remote period stood a few upright Stones, supposed to have been originally a Druidical Circle but in later years known by the name of "The Tryst" on account of having been a favourite meeting place of the border reivers when projecting a predatory incursion into Northumberland, the stones have been removed as an impediment to cultivation. long before the oldest resident can recollect. but the Field shown, still retains the name of the Five Stone Field from this circumstance |
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Parish of Linton
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Sheet No 12 Trace 1
Described by William Boyd
Corporal Royal Engrs [Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 25 - Parish of Linton, OS1/29/25
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Linton.
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.