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Longformacus (Parish) Longformacus (Parish) Continued Concerned, was as two to one, 200 examinable persons being then in Longformacus, & 100 in Ellim. The parish touches the parish of Whittingham and Innerwick on the North_ and extends southwards about 8 miles where it is bounded by the parish of Langton, Greenlaw and Westruther - On the East it is bounded by the parishes of Dunse and Abbey St. Bathans, and it extends westward in one part about 12 miles, where it is bounded by the parish of Lauder - The parish of abbey St. Bathans cuts off an isolated portion which belonged to the old parish of Ellem, called Blackerstone -(already drawn as Longformacus Detached) - This portion lies about 8 miles distance from the parish church, & is about two miles long, & a mile & ahalf broad; at one part, this parish intersects that of Cranshaws - The greatest elevation in the parish is Meikle Law or Sayns Law, which lies in the line of division between Berwickshire and East Lothian - It is under 1500 feet high - Two conical hills of considerable beauty, the Dirringtons also lie in this parish - The greater of these is Great Dirrington Law is 1145 feet high

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