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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnets Cairn | Burnets Cairn | C S Plummer Esqr Sunderland Hall Mr Mitchel Steward Yair Mr George Thompson Yair |
008.09 | A small rocky promontory on the banks of the River Tweed about ¾ of a mile below Yair Bridge It is supposed that a "cairn" of Stones was raised here to commemorate the death of a person of that name. no vestige of it remains now |
| Black Pool | Black Pool | C S Plummer Esqr Sunderland Hall Mr Mitchel George Thompson |
008.09 | A well known pool on the River Tweed it is situated about a mile below Yair Bridge. the bottom here is rocky and the River deep. |
| Riding Stave | Riding Stone | C S Plummer Esqr Mr Mitchel Yair George Thompson |
008.09 | A small solitary piece of rock in the middle of the River Tweed, about half way between Yair and Tweed Bridges. at a time prior to these being built, a well known ford was near this place, and the "Riding Stone" at that time served a very useful purpose and consequently became generally known, in time of floods etc. it served as a Beacon to warn those about to cross of danger according to the depths it was submerged |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Selkirk -- Sheet 7 No 9 -- Traces 4 & 5 -- Collected by William Boyd CorplRE [Corporal Royal Engineers]
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.