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EARLSTON [parish] Earlston (Parish) New Statistical account of Berwickshire
County Map
Fullertons Gazetteer Scotland
026 ; 027 ; 030 ; 031 The name of this parish was originally Ercildoun, which is still used by some the older inhabitants-
The origin of the name is uncertainbut the place itself appears to have early attracted attention & this might be sufficiently accounted for not only by its vicinity to the monasteries of Melrose & Dryburgh but likewise by its having been residence of Thomas the Rhymer who, in many respects, was one of the most extraordinary men of his age. The parish is in length from East to West upward of about 6 miles and about 4½ in breadth. It is bounded on the W [West] by Lauder & Melrose, on the south by Merton, on the east by Smailholme and Nenthorn and on the North by Gordon & Legerwood.
The parish contains no mountain ranges, though part of

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