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NINEWELLS SCHOOL Ninewells School George Henderson Esq. Surgeon
Revd [Reverend] J. Ker
Revd [Reverend] D. Henderson
017.02 A neat Stone building Situated at the west end of the Village of Chirnside -- It consists of a spacious Schoolroom a Comfortable residence for the Teacher and a garden & playground attached -- The daily average attendance is about 80 children,--- It is a Mixed School and was built in 1851. by Mr McDonald Hume of Ninewells. who grants a yearly sum of £20.0.0 towards the Teachers Salary --
GALLOWS LAW Gallows Law George Henderson Esq
Revd. [Reverend] J. Ker
Revd. [Reverend] D. Henderson
017.02 A hillock on the Nine Wells Estate supposed to have been used as a place of execution by the Lords of the Manor. Its site is still marked by a perpendicular Stone fixed in the ground --

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