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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gala Water | Gala Water | County Map Chalmers Caledonia Fullerton's Gazetteer |
003.12 ; 004.09 ; 004.13 | An interesting little river or Water of Midlothian, Roxburgh and Selkirkshires. It rises among the Moorfoot hills in Mid-Lothian between "Ruther Law" and "Hunt Law" on the N [North] of the parish of Heriot; and after flowing 2 Miles due East receives from the North a tributary equal in importance to itself. it then flows in a general S. [South] Easterly direction. enters Stow parish and traverses its whole length for a distance of 11 Miles - It flows through hills of considerable height occasionally bold & precipitous, but generally sloping and of Soft outline, close in its Vale on both sides, seldome allowing Haughs boader [broader] than 1/4 of a Mile for the deposit of alluvial soil. It falls into the Tweed a few hundred yards below Abbotsford - It traverses altogether a distance of 21 Miles - |
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Parish of Stow (Part of) -- W Beatty c.a [Civilian Assistant] --
Ordnance Survey - Selkirk county, OS Name Books - Selkirk county - Volume 13 - Parish of Stow, OS1/30/13
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Stow.
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.