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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERSE (District) | Merse (District) | New Statistical Account of Berwickshire Gazetteer of Scotland Caledonid - by "Chalmers" |
In ancient times, the Shire of Berwick seems to have been a separate jurisdict [jurisdiction] from the Bailliary of Lauderdale, and to have been itself divided into the "Merse" & "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 under two districts - the Merse and Lammermoor; the former including all the comparatively low land. along. 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 just pointed out, the Merse designates the whole lower ground from Tweed, up the cultivated slopes of the lower southern range of the Lammermoor hills - including the western parishes of Nenthorn and Merton - and forming the largest piece of compact level ground - diversified only by a few gentle undulations - to be found in Scotland - Mr. Blackadder estimates this division to contain 100.226 acres - |
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[signed] R Burnaby Cap [Captain] R.E. [Royal Engineers] 13 Aug [August] 1856
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