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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
[page 42 -- Parish of Merton -- WBeatty
Dryburgh Abbey -- Dryburgh Abbey -- Continued -- See Sheet 30.15 --
6 centuries; nor is the sharpness of Sculpture in the least affected by the ravages of time -
The Quarry from which it was taken is still successfully wrought at Dryburgh, and no stone in the Island seems more perfectly adapted for the purposes of architecture, as it hardens by age, and is not to be corroded or decomposed by the weather, so that it might be even used for the cutting of Bas reliefs - and statues -
It was purchased in 1786 by the Earl of Buchan from the heirs of Colonel Tod, who bought it from Haliburton of Mertoun a very old Cadet of the chief family of Holyburtons of Piteur and of Holyburton of Holyburton -"
Grose's Antiquities volume 1. Page 101
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.