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the S.W. [South West] end of a keep 23 ft. [feet] across, and of about
10 ft. [feet] of the West wall. Its elevation is about 20 ft. [feet].
The lower chamber has been vaulted and about
5 ft. [feet] from the ground project corbels which supported
beams for a floor. About 8 ft. [feet] up is a small square
window through the vaulting. The tower is the
property of the Edinburgh Borderers Association.
The walls are 4 ft. [feet] thick. Rode on to Priorwood
for the night.

15 Augt. 1908. Greenlaw Church
Left Melrose by train about 11.0 meeting John Stevenson
who came from Peebles. Greenlaw Church we found
as described, the tower alone being of interest. It
is a square red tower with a projecting parapet sup:
:ported on double corbels with a small square turret
in rear containing the staircase which is a “turnpike”.
The windows of the tower are all heavily barred and
there is a massive grill for the basement door, all
which bear out the statement that the tower formed
the town jail. The old town cross with a Corin:
:thian capitol surmounting a hexagonal
column sit on a solid square base stands against
the wall at the West end. The only ancient tombstone
of particular interest is used to cover a ventilating
chamber against the outer wall at the N.E [North East] end. It has incised on it
a Latin cross with the ends of the arms ending obliquely
on a calvary step and the letters, (at the top)
AH – IL. It is said to have come from one of the

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