Volume contents
- 1 - Selkirk , page 1 (start)
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- 159 - Selkirk , page 159 (end)
- 160 - Selkirk , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carterhaugh Bridge | Carterhaugh Bridge | Mr Thomas Stewart Mr Robert Ballantyne Mr John Waters |
011.11 | A neat, and substantial Stone bridge of one arch. across the Ettrick at the west end of "Carterhaugh", and South of "Bowhill House", It is the property of the Duke of Buccleuch, he having purchased it, after its erection by the Ph [Parish]. It is Sometimes called "Colm's Bridge" the man by whom it was built, being of that name |
| Carter Haugh | Carter Haugh | Mr Thomas Stewart. Mr Robert Ballantyne, Mr John Waters, |
011.11 ; 011.12 | A flat plain of good arable land situated at the confluence of the Yarrow Water, with the "Ettrick", and extends from thence, along the latter for nearly a mile to "Weatherhouse", and is between a ¼ and ½ a mile in breadth, There are many Fairy legends connected with this plain, one of which is subject of a fine old Poem which is given by Sir Walter Scott, in his Minstrelsey of Scottish Borders and entitled "Tamlane"; this "Tamlane" (according to the Poem) was Son of Randolph, Earl of Murray, and who was carried off by the fairies, when out hunting in the company of his uncle, And when he was with them several years he appeared at a spring, which still bears the name of "Tamlane's Well", to a daughter of Dunbar, Earl of March, who eventually rescued him, (according to his own instructions) on a Hallow'een night. at a place near to where now stands the Duke of Buccleuch's residence of "Bowhill" called Miles Cross |
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Parish of Selkirk -- Sheet 11.11 -- Traces 5 & 6 -- Collected by John McCabe
Ordnance Survey - Selkirk county, OS Name Books - Selkirk county - Volume 10 - Parish of Selkirk, OS1/30/10
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Selkirk.
Ordnance Survey - Selkirk 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 Selkirk, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.