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Parish of Coldstream
W. Beatty

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4th Limestone; 5th Gypsand.

Stone Coffins have been
found in different parts
of the parish, and likewise
great quantities of human bones, particularly in the grounds
of Hirsel, and at the junction of the Tweed and Leck, where
the Abbey was Situate.

It will be known that General Monk, before the
Restoration of Charles II, raised here a Requirement of
Foot-guards which still bear the name of the parish -

There is a weekly Corn Market in Coldstream; and
likewise a Monthly for the sale of Sheep & Cattle -