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Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 32 - Parish of Roberton, OS1/29/32

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Parish of Roberton -- Plan 25.1 Trace 5

Harden [note]
Harden Castle Fullarton's Imperial Gazetteer
"Harden Castle, the ancient residence of the Scotts of Harden and a fine specimen of a border fortress, situated
in the deep narrow vale of Borthwick Water, 2 1/2 miles above the point of that Stream's junction with the Teviot
and 4 miles South West of Hawick. The lobby is paved with marble, the ceiling of the old hall is formed of curiously
carved stucco work; and the mantel-piece of one of the rooms commemorates the ancient noble title of the house of Harden by
bearing aloft an Earl's coronet inscribed with the letters W.E.T. the initials of Water Earl of Tarras." It was the Stronghold
of the notorious Wat of Harden the Border chief the deep glen which it overlooks having served as the receptacle for
the droves of cattle which that character swept before him is his nightly raids. It was originally strongly fortified. Vide
Leyden's Scenes of Infamy.

[Page signed by]
Charles J Fearnside
S. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]

Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 32 - Parish of Roberton, OS1/29/32

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Roberton.

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.

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