Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SWALLS | The Swalls | The Rev [Reverend] J Baird Minister Mr Henderson Schoolmaster William Kirkup Shepherd |
017.10 | A hill having three peaks or Summits its situation is near Old Hatterburnhead and is only known in the locality by this name. |
| STEER RIG | Steer Rig Steer Rig Steer Rig Steer Rig |
The Rev [Reverend] J Baird Minister Mr Henderson Schoolmaster William Kirkup Shepherd Mr Craig Carburn |
017.10 | This name applies to a long hill varying in height and dividing the two countries of England and Scotland its length in the parish of Yetholm is nearly a mile and in the parish of Morebattle about 1/4 mile. Vulgarly called Sterock or Storroch |
| THE PIPER'S GRAVE | The Piper's Grave | The Rev [Reverend] J Baird Minister Mr Henderson Schoolmaster William Kirkup Shepherd Dr [Doctor] Turner Surgeon |
017.10 | Rather more than 1/2 a mile from Old Hatterburnhead and little more than 1/4 mile from the boundary between England and Scotland near a wall which divides the parishes of Yetholm and Morebattle is firmly fixed in the Ground a Stone which is said to mark the Grave of a Piper, who is said to have perished in the snow and was buried here in accordance with an old custom where two Lairds' lands join. |
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Parish of Yetholm
Sheet 17 Plan 10
Steerrig Knowe [Note] For authorities see N. Bk. [Name Book] of Morebattle on sheet 17.14
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 42 - Parish of Yetholm, OS1/29/42
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Yetholm.
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.