Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Road | Military Road | Continued | appears to have answered all the uses of a covered way - This singular work is, in some respects, similar to the "Catrail" which runs athwart the country, in a similar direction - but considerably to the westward of this covered way - the object of the "Military Road", before mentioned, appears to have been to furnish a defensible passage between these neighbouring strengths. It was probably formed at an earlier period, than the Catrail, when the Romanized Britons had been driven back, from the country through which it passes - It is remarkable, that though this "Military Road" leads up to the strength on Coldshiels Hill, & to the Fort of "Blackchester", yet it passes "Row-chester" at a distance of 400 yards westward; Sending off two branches, one to the South, |
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Parish of Bowden
W. Beatty c.d
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.