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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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COPPER MINES | Copper Mines Copper Mines Copper Mines |
Peter Moffat, Hoardweel George Aitchison, Broadhaugh Statistical Account of Berwickshire No 4 -- Page 117 |
010.07 | These mines are situated in the side of a cliff by the side of the Whiteadder, About sixty years ago they were worked by an English company to a considerable extent, as the ore was at first rich, The work was carried on for some years with advantage but the vein afterwards ceasing to yield a sufficient quantity of ore it was given up, In 1825 it was again worked by an English Company but in a few months the work was abandoned without any reason being assigned. They are the Property of Lord Douglas, |
COPPERMINES HOUSES | Copper Mines Houses Copper Mines Houses Copper Mines Houses |
George Henderson, Surgeon Chirnside Peter Moffat, George Aitchison |
010.07 | Two small cottages situated within a short distance of the Copper Mines from which they obtain the name They are the property of Lord Douglas, |
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[page] 17 Ph. [Parish] BunkleSheet 10 No 7 Trace 5. Collected by John Webster Pte. RS&M. [Private, Royal Sappers & Miners]
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