Volume contents
- 1 - Melrose , Page 1 (start)
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- 258 - Melrose , Title Page
- 259 - Melrose , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWER [twice, in Darnick] | Towers Towers Towers Towers Towers Towers |
John Smith. Esq: Darnick. John Heiton Esq: of Darnick. Alexander Currie, Scuptor, Darnick. History of Melrose - by J Bower. Revd. [Reverend] William Murray Minister Melrose Ph. [Parish] Allan Freer Esq BanKer Melrose. |
007.04 | Two old 'peel houses' in the middle of Darnick, said to have been erected in the 16th Century by families of 'de Heiton and Fischer'. The North one - that of 'Heiton's - is the most perfect, having a tower crowned by a look out, four stories in height, and above the rest of the building, which has been adapted to our modern requirements, Above the door of the tower is the date 1569. and I.H.S, J. Heiton Esq: proprietor - 'Fischers tower' - as it was called, is a few yards South of the above, and is a plain square building, having nothing of the fortalice in its appearance being a two storied modern looking dwelling Excepting the walls which are nearly four feet thick - Occupied by its proprietor A Lassie |
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Melrose Parish -- Sheet 7.4 -- Trace 6.
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 28 - Parish of Melrose, OS1/29/28
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Melrose.
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.