Volume contents
- 1 - Kirkhope , page 1 (start)
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- 111 - Kirkhope , title page
- 112 - Kirkhope , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ettrick Forest | Ettrick Forest | Chalmers Caledonia Fullerton's Gazetteer New Statistical Account |
010 ; 011 ; 014 ; 015 ; 018 ; 019 | A poetic, popular & historical name for the whole or chief part of Selkirkshire - All the country watered by the Ettrick, the Yarrow, and their tributaries, and the Kindred districts watered by the Cadon, northward of the Tweed, besides the upper ward of Clydesdale, were anciently a literal Forest, the remains of the ancient Caledonian Forest - The most numerous woods were oaks, mingled with birch & hazel- Excepting a few straggling Thorns, and some Solitary birches, no traces of Ettrick Forest now endure, altho [Although] whenever protected from the sheep, copses soon arise, without any planting. [Signed] A Barnaby Capt [Captain] RE [Royal Engineers] 31 Decr 1858 [31 Dec 1858] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 110
Parish of Kirkhope
[Signed] W Beatty
Ordnance Survey - Selkirk county, OS Name Books - Selkirk county - Volume 7 - Parish of Kirkhope, OS1/30/7
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kirkhope.
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.