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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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WEAVER'S POOL | Weaver's Pool Weaver's Pool Weaver's Pool |
J Purvis, Gamekeeper J Jeffrey, Forrester J Kerr, Earlston |
026.10 | A deep pool in the Leader Water a Short distance south of Carolside side & close to where, the Suspension bridge was The name originated thro [through] a person following the weaving trade, having been drowned in it, whilst bathing. |
LEADER WATER | Leader Water Leader Water Leader Water ditto ditto |
Statistical Accounts of the County Parish Assessment Rolls Co maps, Johnstones etc. |
026.10 | A River or Water having its Source in the Lammer Moors & flowing Southerly, to the Tweed, into which it discharges itself close to Drygrange near Melrose It enters Earlston Parish a little to the north of Carolside [it] forms the parish boundary all the way to where it is --- to Merton Parish a Short [distance] South of Cowdenknowes. |
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[Page] 16Earlston Ph. [Parish]
Sheet 26 No. 10 Trace 4
Described by A McKay
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