Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOGHOUSE | Bog House Bog House Bog House |
John Brough New Smailholm John Gale New Smailholm William Steel Bog House |
004.12 | A dwelling house with offices attached, one story high, slated and in good repair, the property of Lord Polwarth, Mertoun House. "Bog House" is so called from the fact that the land adjoining was at one time all a marsh or "bog", but which is now well drained and highly cultivated. |
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Parish of Smailholm
Sheet 4 No. 12 Trace 5 -- Described by George Darling c/a. [civilian assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 35 - Parish of Smailholm, OS1/29/35
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Smailholm.
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.