Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROXBURGH CASTLE (Remains of) | Roxburgh Castle (Remains of) | 009.08 | [continued from page 6] till. 1460, when James II. was Killed in besieging it. I was taken,after this accident, by his Queen (Mary of Guilder) and levelled to the rock, and the strength being razed, the town fell into ruins. In 1547. the Protector Somerset repaired the ruin of the Castle So as to make it defensible; & left in it a garrison of 500 men. By the treaty of 1550, the King of England bound himself to raze to the ground the town & Castle of Roxburgh. The Castle has been built upon the termination of a ridge, between the rivers Tweed & Teviot. Its height is about 50 feet. The Site of the Castle measures Nearly 400 yards long, and about 100 yards broad, excepting at the N [North] East end, where it is Considerably narrower. On the North, West, & South it [continued on page 8] |
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Roxburgh Parish -- W. Beatty C.a [Civilian assistant]
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.