Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXNAM WATER | Oxnam Water Oxnam Water Oxnam Water |
Mr. James Simpson Ricalton Mr. George Douglass Plenderleith Mr. John Douglass Phaup |
021.03; 027.04; 028.01 | [Situation] Through Parish in a N.Wn. [North Western] direction. A considerable stream having its source on the farm of Phaup flows in a Northerly direction and joins the Teviot near Crailings |
| KNOCK HILL | Knock Hill Knock Hill Knock Hill |
Mr James Simpson Mr George Douglass Mr John Douglass |
028.13 | [Situation] On the East of Oxnam Water, A hill of a conical form, on the farm of Plenderleith the property of His Grace the Duke of Roxburgh |
| CIL SIKE | Cil Sike Cil Sike Cil Sike |
Mr. James Simpson Mr. George Douglass Mr. John Douglass |
028.13 | [Situation] South of Oxnam Water. A small stream running through a deep cleuch on the farm of Phaup, empties itself into the Oxnam Water. There is no satisfactory mode of spelling this name, but merely Writing it from the sound, neither can I get a derivation for it, but is most probably from Syl, a contraction for the proper name of Sylvester, |
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Parish of Oxnam -- Sheet 28. 13. Trace 2
[Signed] J. G Andrew sr R.E. [sapper Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 31 - Parish of Oxnam, OS1/29/31
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Oxnam.
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.