Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUME CASTLE (Ruins of) | [Continued from Page 21] Hume Castle was unable to stand the effects of Colonel Fenwick's canons and was obliged to surrender - The interior presents nothing of interest but the old well and a portion of an original Wall, measuring about 6 feet in thickness, the greater portion having been converted into a kitchen garden. Exactly below the Trig: [Trigonometrical] Station a stone statue been built in the Wall, with the following inscription 1829. Lat: N: [Latitude: North] 55 40 5 Long: W. Greenw: [Longitude West Greenwich] Castle base above high watermark of sea at Berwick 742 feet. Observed by Sir Thomas Brisbane 14th April 1829. |
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Parish of Hume -- Sheet 27 No 8 Trace 4 -- Collected by H Sharban
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 24 - Parish of Hume, OS1/5/24
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Hume.
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.