Volume contents
- 1 - Selkirk , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Selkirk , page 10
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- 30 - Selkirk , page 30
- 40 - Selkirk , page 40
- 50 - Selkirk , page 50
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Catrail or Pictsworkditch | The Catrail or Pictsworkditch | Continued [from OS1/30/10/14] This variation may be partly owing to its remains being more or less perfect -- In those parts, where it is pretty entire, on the North of the Rinkhill, on Dockcleugh-hill, on Carriage-hill, at Leapsteel, & at the Abbey, the fosse is 26 & 25 feet broad: in one place, which was measured by Dr [Doctor] Douglas, the fosse was 27½ feet broad -- But, in those parts, where the rampart has been most demolished, the fosse only measures 22½ feet, 20, & 18, & in one place only 16 feet wide -- In some parts - the most entire, Gordon found the ramparts, from 6 to 7, & even 9 or 10 feet high; and from 8 to 10 & 12 feet thick. the accidents of time, & the improvements of tillage have, however, destroyed much of them, & lessened the height of those, which remain, the singular objects of rational curiosity -- Dr [Doctor] Douglas found, that in many parts, the ramparts do not now exceed 3 feet high, some old farmers, in Ettrick Forest, informed him, that the remains of the Catrail have been much diminished, in their remembrance; & that the traces are becoming less visible every day -- In its original state, the Catrail must have formed a [Continued on OS1/30/10/16] |
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Parish of Selkirk -- W Beatty
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.