OS1/5/19/46

Continued entries/extra info

6 -- Parish of Eyemouth

Merse -- Description of the Merse Continued -

Lammermoor districts - It is not easy to say what had been the exact boundaries and extent of these three divisions, now almost obsolete - For the purposes of agricultural inquiry, the whole County may be very Conveniently Considered into two Districts - the "Merse" - and "Lammermoor"; the former including all the Comparatively low land along the Tweed, Whiteadder, Blackadder. and Eye; and the latter Comprehending Lauderdale, along with the more eastern hilly country peculiarly called "Lammermoor" - according to the general division of the county just pointed out - the Merse designates the whole lower ground from the Tweed, up the Cultivated slopes. of the lower Southern fringe of the Lammermoor hills - including the western parishes - of Newthorn and Merton, and forming the largest piece of Compact and level ground _ diversified only by a few gentle undulations - to be found in Scotland - Mr. Blackadder estimates this division to contain 100.226. acres -- Gazetteer of Scotland Pages 132 and 133.