Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLSTON PARISH Continued | Considerable varieties of soil appear in the parish of Earlston. The arable land is for the most part dry; it is of a loamy rather than a sandy nature and some of it is justly considered as strong and rich. A proportion of barren heath is here and there to be met with, and while in the eastern quarter there is a good deal of marshy ground there is a moss in the Northern division consisting of several hundreds of acres. The only remains of antiquity are, part of one of the walls of the Tower or Castle belonging to or of Sir Thomas the Rhymer, the pit, and Tower and trees of Cowdenknowes, a stone inserted in the wall of the church bearing the inscription " Auld Rhymers race lies in this place" and a stone taken from a grave, on which is a figure bearing a near resemblance to a Maltese Cross. There existed |
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Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 16 - Parish of Earlston, OS1/5/16
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Earlston.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick 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 Berwick, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.