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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wills Nick | Will's Nick Will's Nick Will's Nick |
George Rodgers Esqr Bridgelands Peter Rodgers Esqr Union Bank James Chisholm Dean of Guild |
012.01 | A hollow, or as it were a nick, in the steep bank extending from the hedge to the public Road, down which, according to local tradition, a man named Will or William, led the army of General Lesly to the haugh below, when on its march from Melrose to Philiphaugh by which means Lesly was enabled to avoid the Town of Selkirk, where the Duke of Montrose had his Cavalry quartered, and to attack and rout his (Montrose's) infantry on Philiphaugh before the cavalry could come to its assistance. See "Border Minstrelsy" by Sir W. Scott for an account of the Battle |
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Sheet 12.1 -- trace 3 -- Collected by Robert Young 2nd CorplR.E [2nd 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.