Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TROWS | Trows Trows Trows |
Mr. William Frain Tenant Mr. George Buckham Kersmains Mr. William Thomson Over Roxburgh |
009.11 | A good Stone building two Stories high, With Out-Offices, garden and large arable farm attached; The property of the Duke of Roxburgh. |
| SLAE BRAE | Slae Brae Slae Brae Slae Brae |
William Frain George Buckham William Thomson |
009.11 | A Wooded Slope, on the farm of Trows, chiefly blackthorn, on which grow a great quantity of Sloes; and hence the name. |
| THE BOG | The Bog The Bog The Bog |
William Frain George Buckham William Thomson |
009.11 | This name applies to a quagmire. The Remains of a Marl-pit; it Situated in the midst of a Close Plantation on the farm of Trows |
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Sheet No 9.11. -- Parish of Roxburgh. -- Collected and described by John Callanan Lce.Corp. RE [Lance Corporal Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 33 - Parish of Roxburgh, OS1/29/33
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Roxburgh.
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.