OS1/5/28/204
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEADER WATER | Leader Water Leader Water Leader Water |
William Fletcher, St Leonards Alexander Young, St Leonards Mill James Dewar, St Leonards |
013 ; 019 ; 020 | A large stream, which takes it rise near Hartside, and falls into the Tweed at Leaderfoot. The scenery in some placesalong is banks is very picturesque and, from the abundance of fish in its waters, it affords good sport to the angler. |
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[page] 204Parish, Lauder.
Sheet 20.13 Traces 3 & 6
Collected by R. Wighton C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
This river or water traverses the district of Lauderdale - & rises in the Lead waters near to the N. [North] [---] boundary of the Parish, & is formed by the junction of Headshaw Burn & Mountmill Burn. It passes through the centre of the cultivated portion of the parish, & when leaving, pursues a course of 6 miles. almost uniformly South to the Tweed which it enters 2 miles below Melrose. For 1 1/4 mile it divides Legerwood in Berwickshire, from Melrose in Roxburghshire - also Legerwood & Earlston from Lauder (detached) and Earlston from Melrose. It runs with considerable rapidity, is a good trackting stream, & boasts of some fine scenery on its banks, particularly as it approaches the Tweed.
[signed] R. Burnaby
Capt R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers]
30 Sept [September] 1859
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