OS1/5/31/95
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SALE MOSS | Sale Moss | William Hyslop. Cattleshiel John Brackie William Shiel |
015.11 | A portion of Cattleshiel Moor lying low & flat, great quantities of Peat & Turf were formerly cut here & sold in Kelso, Dunse & Greenlaw - hence the name Sale Moss - |
INCH MOOR | Inch Moor | William Hyslop John Brackie William Shiel |
015.12 | An elevated portion of Moor in Cattleshiel Grounds. it is bounded on the West by Washingpool Burn & on the East by flat grounds, which before they were drained, no doubt were almost covered with water leaving the elevated portion like and Island - hence the name Inch i.e. an Island - |
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