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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Bunkle | Bunkle | Continued | separates it from Edrom & Dunse. The lower district of the parish is nearly level, inclining gently, ?? undulations, to the South-east. The Lammermoor hills traverse the Northern division southern ridge of which, called the Bunkle Edge, is more than 700 feet above the level of the ?? but scarcely the half of that height above its ?? hall. These hills commence ?? St Abb’s Head, in the parish of Coldingham, & extends in a westerly direction thr?? the whole of Berwickshire, occasionally assuming in their progress a gr?? a?? picturesque appearance. Of the ancient Castle of Bunkle, onve ?? evidence of the Stewarts only small vestiges remain. It seems to have a pl?? of considerable strength, surrounded with a moat, which is greatly filled up. Along the southern verge of the Lammermoor hills, immediately above ruins of this old castle, are vestiges of several ancient incampments, at Short distances from each other, forming a line along the southern verge of the ?? of 3 or 4 miles extent from East to West. These camps are for the most part a circular form, each including about two acres of ground. Of their au?? or origin, tradition ?? account. Their appearance would seem ?? them back to the times of the Picts, to an era at least anterior to ?? overthrow of their Kingdom in the year 839. But to whatever period the?? origin may be assigned, it appears suffinciently obvoius, that they were in?? as a barrier against the incursions of a souhern foe, as they lie along ?? verge of the hill, at places where the ascent from the South is more gra?? and easy, and therefore requires the strongest defence. One of the N?? | |
| Bunkle | Bunkle | Coutourds | Separates it from Edrom & Dun | |
| The lower district of the parish is nearly level, inclining gently with undulations to the south east. The lammenoor hills traverse the Northern division southern ridge of which called Bunkle edge is more 700 feet above the level of the hill scarcely the half of that height above its new wall- these hills commence St. abbis head in the parish of Goldingham & extends in a westerly direction the whale of Berwickshire, occasionally assuming in their progress a grand picturesque appearance- of the ancient castle of Bunkle once evidence of the Stewarts only would vestiges Equivalent seems to have a bla of considerable strength compounded with a moat which is greatly filled up |
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