Volume contents
- 1 - Cavers , Page 1 (start)
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- 40 - Cavers , Page 40
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- 182 - Cavers , Page 182 (end)
- 183 - Cavers , Title Page
- 184 - Cavers , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REEDY BANK | Reedy Bank Reedy Bank Reedy Bank |
Rev: [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] Aitken Minto Manse Rev: [Reverend] J. Duncan Denholm Mr Alexander Thomson Factor Hawick |
020.06 | [Situation] On the East bank of River Teviot. An old established name given to a slope covered with fir wood - on the right bank of the Teviot lying between Spittal Ford and Denholm Village and on the property of J. Douglas Esqr. of Cavers Ho. [House] |
| RULEHALCH | Rulehalch Rulehalch Rulehalch Rulehalch |
Mr A. Jeffrey Jedburgh Mr A. Thomson James Turnbull Farmer Spittal Rev: [Reverend] James Duncan Denholm |
020.07 | [Situation] To the North of Spittal. Applies to a piece of ground lying between the River Teviot & Rule Water "In 1393, a duel was fought here between Sir Thomas Strothers, an Englishman and Sir William Inglis, a Scotchman, at which Archibald, Earl of Douglas, and Henry Percy of Northumberland, the wardens of the marches, acted as umpires. Sir Thomas Strothers was slain. the above is an extract from A Jeffrey's History of Roxburgh. The name is well known in the district. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Cavers Sheet 20 No 7 Trace 2
[signed] Thomas Watson 2nd Corp: R.E. [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers]
[Note in Spelling Column below Reedy Bank:]
Bank Bawk -- Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Sc. Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]
or
Banks - Balks the grass ridges dividing ploughed lands. -- Brockett's Glossary
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 8 - Parish of Cavers, OS1/29/8
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Cavers.
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.