Volume contents
- 1 - Melrose , Page 1 (start)
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- 257 - Melrose , Page 257 (end)
- 258 - Melrose , Title Page
- 259 - Melrose , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOURJO | Bourjo Bourjo Bourjo Bourjo Bourjo Bourjo |
Milne's History of Melrose Ph. [Parish] 1743 Bourjo's History of Melrose J. T. Dunn Esqr William Freer Esqr Allan Freer Esqr Revd [Reverend] William Murray Minister Melrose Ph. [Parish] |
008.05 | Three mounds thrown up, near to the bottom of the Middle Eildon on the north Side - there is one of them Small And quite circular, the other two Are oblong - the one in the centre being the longest And there remains a portion of a deep ditch between this And the east one - It is said that this place was a grove, and, that the Druids offered their Sacrifices, and performed their superstitious rites to Jupiter - here - |
| HORSESHOE PLANTATION | Horseshoe Plantation Horseshoe Plantation Horseshoe Plantation Horseshoe Plantation Horseshoe Plantation |
Major Bailie, Eildon Hall Mr William Heallie, Butler Eildon Hall Mr Mark Turnbull, Allan Freer Esqr Revd [Reverend] William Murray Minister Melrose Ph. [Parish] |
008.05 | A Small mixed plantation, planted in the Shape of a "horseshoe" - (hence the name) - It is situated on the Southeast side of the north east Eildon, And is the property of the DuKe of Buccleuch - |
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Melrose Parish -- Sheet 8 - 5 -- Trace 5
John McCabe
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.