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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVIOT HILLS | Cheviot Hills | The County Map The Map of Scotland The Map of England |
016.08 017.01 017.02 017.05 017.06 017.09 017.10 017.14 |
A range of hills or mountains in the South of Scotland, separating, throughout, a considerable portion of its extent the Kingdoms of England & Scotland. Some regard this chain as commencing at Loch Ryan in the West, & extending with occasional interruptions, to the head of the Northumberland Beaumont; but the Cheviots, commonly so called, lie in the borders of Roxburgh & Northumberland, and may be regarded as commencing a little south of the Village of Yetholm a little to the East of Yetholm parish lies Cheviot Hill in N lat [Northern Latitude] 55°. 29' - 19 miles from Sunderland Parish. This hill, the highest in the range, has an altitude of 2684 feet.- From this point the Cheviouts run in a S.W. [South West] direction, by Carter Fell, altitude 2020 feet, to Peel Hill in N lat, [Northern Latitude] 55°.19' - W long [Western Longitutde] 2°.35'. The principal pass in the range is that Known by the name of Carter-bar, by which the road from Jedburgh to Newcastle enters England. |
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Parish of Yetholm
[Signed] W Beatty
[Signed] A Burnaby Cap.R E. [Captain Royal Engineers]30 June 1859
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.