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Volume contents
- 1 - Merton , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Merton , page 10
- 20 - Merton , page 20
- 30 - Merton , page 30
- 33 - Merton , page 33
- 33A - Merton , page 33a
- 40 - Merton , page 40
- 50 - Merton , page 50
- 60 - Merton , page 60
- 70 - Merton , page 70
- 72 - Merton , page 72 (end)
- 73 - Merton , title page
- 74 - Merton , index
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Merton -- WBeatty -- [page] 39
Dryburgh Abbey -- Dryburgh Abbey -- Continued -- See Sheet 30.15 --
about the year 522, and made apostolic excursions into the North Western part of Scotland, particularly in the districts of Stirling and Dumbarton, where his memory is still to be traced in popular tradition - There is some reason to conjecture that on this spot there had been more anciently a Druidical establishment, because the Gaelic etymology of the name , Darach-bruach, or Darach-brugh or Dryburgh, can be no otherwise interpreted than, the Bank of the sacred grove of Oaks, or the settlement of the Druids, and, we know, that it was usual for the planters of christianity, in Pagan Countries, to choose such sacred haunts for the propagation of the Gospel -
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 33 - Parish of Mertoun (Merton), OS1/5/33
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Mertoun (Merton).
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.