Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENNYMUIR (P.H.) | Pennymuir Pennymuir Pennymuir |
Walter Tinlin Innkeeper Pennymuir George Douglass Steward Upper Hindhope James Turnbull Shepherd Nether Hindhope |
028 | [Situation] Nearly on En. [Eastern] Parish Boundy. [Boundary] A house with garden attached licensed to retail spirits and liquors occupied by Walter Tinlin and is the property of the Duke of Roxburgh There are two large Fairs held annually in the field adjoining the house. Viz on the 7th August & 14th October. |
| WATLING STREET | Watling Street (Roman Road) Watling Street (Roman Road) |
Walter Tinlin Innkeeper George Douglass Steward James Turnbull Shepherd |
021; 022; 028; 035 | [Situation] Crossing En. [Eastern] Boundary, N.N.W. [North North West] to Boundary between Oxnam and Hownam. A great military road made by the Roman people it crosses the Cheviot Hills near Hindhope (vide Jeffreys History and Antiquities of Roxburghshire Vol [Volume] 1) |
| CAMP [Pennymuir Rig] | Roman Camp (Remains of) Roman Camp (Remains of) Roman Camp (Remains of) |
Walter Tinlin Innkeeper George Douglass Steward James Turnbull Shepherd Jeffreys Hist [History] of Roxbro' [Roxburghshire] |
028 | [Situation] On the West of Watling Street. The remains of a large Roman Camp situated on Pennymuir Rig it had the appearance of being a great place of strength |
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Parish of Oxnam -- 6 inch -- Sheet 28 Trace 1
[Signed] Thomas Ratcliffe ca [civilian assistant]
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.