Volume contents
- 1 - Selkirk , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Selkirk , page 10
- 20 - Selkirk , page 20
- 30 - Selkirk , page 30
- 40 - Selkirk , page 40
- 50 - Selkirk , page 50
- 60 - Selkirk , page 60
- 70 - Selkirk , page 70
- 80 - Selkirk , page 80
- 90 - Selkirk , page 90
- 100 - Selkirk , page 100
- 110 - Selkirk , page 110
- 120 - Selkirk , page 120
- 130 - Selkirk , page 130
- 140 - Selkirk , page 140
- 150 - Selkirk , page 150
- 159 - Selkirk , page 159 (end)
- 160 - Selkirk , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Knowe | Wolf Knowe | R Pringle Esqr Broadmeadows Mr Mitchell Yair Mr Thomas Millar Burnhead |
007.11 | This Hill, situated on the right bank of the Wolf Burn at the angle formed by its junction with the Glenkinnon Burn is towards the north closely planted with young birch trees. It is said that it received this name from the last wolf, which inhabited Scotland, having been killed there. |
| Steel End | Steel End | Mr Mitchell Yair Mr Thomas Millar Burnhead Mr Mathieson Williamhope |
007.11 | The western part of the Craig Hill, which gradually descends towards the Williamhope Burn and faces towards the north the Glenkinnon Burn has received this name from the scattered stones, and rocks which are of a dark grayish colour and slatly nature |
| Williamhope Burn | Williamhope Burn | R Pringle Esqr Broadmeadows Mr Mitchell Yair Mr Thomas Millar Burnhead |
007.11 ; 007.15 | This burn rises at the northern base of the Broomy Law, and winds itself through its whole northward course through a ravine chiefly planted with birch and thorn trees until its junction with the Glenkinnon Burn. It has received its name from the neighbouring farm. |
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Parish of Selkirk -- Sheet 7 No 11 -- Trace 1 & 2 -- Collected by H Sharban
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.