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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERIOT WATER | Herriot Water Herriot Water Heriot Water Heriot Water Heriot Water |
County Map dated 1821 Mr McGregor. Revd [Reverend] Mr Ingles, Stockbridge Mr George Chirnside, Hoprig Gazeteer of Scotland (Fullarton) |
004 | [Situation] Crossing the Parish Boundary about 48 chains SW. [South West] from the [N.E] [North East] end of Dods [Strip] and flowing in [an] easterly direction through the plan [line] having [Shiels] and Shiels Wood on its N. [North] [Bank] |
| SHIELS | Shiels Shiels Shiels |
Mr George Chirnside Occupier Mr McGregor Ph [Parish] Schoolmaster Mr George Crooks Postmaster Cockburnspath |
004.01 | [Situation] About eight chains E [East] from Shiels Wood and about thirty five chains S. [South] from the S. [South] end of "Black Dub" A small farmhouse, with suitable offices attached. also a large farm. Occupied by Mr George Chirnside property of Captn [Captain] Hunter Thurston East Lothian. Not. The term Shiels, is a corruption of the Saxon, Sceele, Scyle or Scheale which Signifies a hut or, Secondarily, a hamlet. Those Sceeles or Scheals were, in former times, the dwellings of herds who tended their cattle in hilly and moorland districts. Similar huts or Shealings are Still used for this Same purposes on the moors of certain outlandish parts of the North of Scotland For more particulars respecting the derivation of Shiel See Chalmers' Caledonia Vol.2. P.309 |
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