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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLA KNOWE | Galla Knowe Galla Knowe Galla Knowe Galla Knowe |
A. Douglas Esqr. Agent Jerdonfield A. Jeffrey Esqr. Jedburgh R. Henderson Mossburnford Statistical Acct [Account] of the Parish |
021.11 | [Situation] 1/2 mile SW [South West] of Parish Church. A Slight eminence covered with fir wood, immediately to the west of Oxnam, having on its Summit an artificial mound known in the district as the "Moat" on the property of the Marquis of Lothian. |
| MOAT [Galla Knowe] | Moat Moat Moat Moat |
A. Douglas Esqr. A. Jeffrey Esqr. R. Henderson Rev.[Reverend] J. Wight Oxnam Manse |
021.11 | [Situation] On Galla Knowe. An artificial mound about 98 feet in diameter, and probably 15 feet in height which tradition declared to have been the place appropriated for the execution of criminals during the Border Wars. |
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Parish of Oxnam -- Sheet 21 No 11 T. [Trace] 4.
[Signed] Thomas Watson Corp: R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers]
Moat [Note] The date generally attributed to origin of these antiquities is earlier than the feudal times - that of the Pictish of Saxon and contemporary with Fortsd &c J Innes
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.