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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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DRYBURGH | Dryburgh Dryburgh Dryburgh |
John Richardson Alexander Dodds George Brown |
030.15 | A small hamlet in th south west corner of the parish. and in the vicinity of Dryburgh Abbey: it consists of about half dozen cottages one storey high and thatched - with small gardens attached. They are generally feus held of the Earl of Buchanan. |
WALLACE'S STATUE | Wallace's Statue Wallace's Statue Wallace's Statue |
John Richardson. Alexander Dodds. George Brown. |
030.15 | A colossal statue of Sir William Wallace, erected by the late David Stuart Erskine Earl of Buchan- The Statue, is 21 feet in height. and stands on a pedestal 10 ft. [Foot] high. An Urn stands immediately in front of the Statue, on which are cut the following lines viz. Sacred to the memory of Wallace. The peerless Knight of Ellerslie Who wave'd on high Ayr's Romantic Shore The Burning torch of Liberty. And roaming round from sea to sea, From glade obscure or gloomy rock, His bold compatriots called to free, The Realm from Edward's iron Yoke. It was erected in 1814. |
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[Page] 49Parish of Merton
Sheet 30.15.2
Described by J McDiarmid c a [civilian assistant]
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