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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOBIE'S GRAVE | Dobie's Grave Dobie's Grave Dobie's Grave |
William Rutherford Esqr. Galashiels Mr William Kemp Galashiels Mr Adam Dunbar Galashiels |
003.11 | This is the grave of an old Piper, who resided in Galashiels, or its vicinity, he was at Lauder playing at the Merrymaking, or harvest home, And when the party broke up, someone made a remark, the he (the piper) would not be able to go that night to "Galashiels" after so much fatigue, to which he replied that he would , and play the whole way; but he was only able to reach this far, which is about 3 miles from the latter place, when he became so exhausted that he was obliged to lie down, and his remains were found here in the course of the following day, and were finally intered here. The place is marked by a large pile of Stones, erected in a longitudinal form - on the Side of the old road between Lauder & Galashiels . |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Melrose
Sheet 3 - 11 Trace 1
Collected by 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.