OS1/5/20/29
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKADDER WATER | Blackadder Water | Mr Thomas Cockburn Sisterpath Mr J Hogg Waulk Mill Mr J Thompson Winkerstones |
022 | The source of this river is near Wedderlie in the parish of Westruther, where it is inconsiderable both in breadth and quantity of Water; increases however in magnitude as it enters the parish of Greenlaw where it changes its course from South East to North East and continues this direction through the West part of Fogo parish until it joins the Whiteadder near Allanton in the parish of Edrom. – The banks of the Blackadder are in general cultivated within a few yards of the stream, the lower parts which are sometimes innundated in the spring or autumn produce excellent meadowland and the few steep braes, which do not admit of cultivation are here and there covered with a small plantation. The river flows over a bed chiefly consisting of coarse gravel or large stones of dark grey porphyry and in some places over a thin strata of Whinstone which inclines towards the South East. It produces an abundance of Eels and excellent trout, and it is not a rare occurance that the Salmon enters this river. |
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Parish of Fogo [page] 29Sheet 22 No 6 Trace 1
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