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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEASE DEAN | Pease Dean Pease Dean Pease Dean |
Mr James Hardy Penmanshiel Revd [Reverend] William Patterson Cockburnspath Statistics of Berwickshire P. 301 |
001.15 ; 004.03 | [Situation] Crossing the S. [South] plan line on the W. [West] of Aknside Wood and running North to New Pease Mill. A very deep glen or ravine commencing near Penmanshiel Cottage taking a north easterly direction to near Pease Mill where it terminates. Its banks are very steep and finely wooded and Pease Burn flows through it In ancient times this glen was denominated the "Peaths" from the paths which traversed its sides and by which alone it could be crossed. This was one of the channels of escape which the Covenanters shut up against Oliver Cromwell when they had him hemmed in at Dunbar. it is now the property of Sir John Hall Bart. [Baronet] See Statistics of Berwickshire |
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