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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| THE KAIMS | The Kaimes Kaim The Kaims } The Caims} The Kaims The Kaims |
New Statistical Account of Berwickshire Fullertons Gazetteer Scotland Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary Chalmers Caledonia Vol: 2 P. 211 Mr John Lithgow. Bedshield Mr William Hyslop. Cattleshiel. |
015 ; 021 | Across the moor, in the upper part of the parish, runs an irregular gravelly ridge, called the Kaimes. The Kaimes extend upwards of two miles. The ridge is about 50 feet broad at the base, and between 30 & 40 feet in height. The ground on the North side is boggy; and on the South is an extensive moss, called, Dogden Moss. The Kaimes are evidently a natural production, and in endeavouring to account for their formation, it is to be observed the stones scattered over the fields towards the Tweed, consist principally of greywacke, which must have been detached, & carried thither |
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