OS1/5/28/75
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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DRAKESTRUTHER | Drakestruther Drakestruther Drakestruther |
Andrew Davidson, Bermuda William Simpson, Earnscleugh Walter Bryden, Burncastle |
014.09 | A small moorland stream, rising to the east of [Thon] Hill, and after a southerly course, empties itself into Earnscleugh Water. A great number of [wild]=ducks frequent this stream, from which its name is derived. |
HERRING ROAD | Herring Road Herring Road Herring Road |
Walter Bryden Andrew Davidson William Simpson |
008 ; 013 ; 014 | A bridle-road running between Dunbar and Lauder, So called from its having been formerly used for conveying herrings from Dunbar to the latter town. |
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[Page] 75Ph. [Parish] of Lauder
Described by R. Wighton c/a [Civilian Assistant]
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