Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILITARY ROAD [Bowden parish] | Military Road | Chalmer's Caledonia Vol: [Volume] 11. Jeffrey's History of Roxburghshire New Statistical Account. |
007.12; 007.16; 008.13; 014.01; 014.05 | Around the British Strength, on the Eildon Hills,which seems to have been of Commanding force, there appears to have been Several British Forts of smaller Size _ Some of these, the Romans converted into more defensible Posts Such was their Fort on Cauldshiels Hill, two miles S.W [South West] of the Eildon Hills _ The Smaller Strengths of "Row-chester" at Kippilaw Mains, and Black-chester. Southward of Clarilaw, appears also have been Converted from British Forts to Roman Posts; Row-chester is two miles, & Black-chester, three & a half miles, Southward of Eildon Hills |
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Parish of Bowden
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 4 - Parish of Bowden, OS1/29/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Bowden.
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.