Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowden (Parish) | Bowden (Parish) | Continued | which have been traced, and from grave-stones, handles of Coffins, and human bones, which have been dug up in that place; and hence has probably arisen the name Holydean, or Haliedean. The greatest curiosity of its kind in this quarter, and perhaps of a similar nature anywhere else, is a stone dike, or wall, built without lime or cement of any kind, which encloses about 500 acres of the farm of Holydean, and has stood upwards of 300 years, and is still a tolerably good fence - It had, at first, been 6 or 7 feet high, with Cope Stones - In an old tack or lease - this enclosure is called "the Great Deer Park of Haliedean" - |
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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.