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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| LAMMERMOOR (District) | Lammermoor (District) | New Statistical Account of Berwickshire Fullerton’s Gazetteer of Scotland |
In ancient times the shire of Berwick seems to have a Separate jurisdiction from the Bailliary of Lauderdale, & to have been itself divided into the Merse and Lammermoor districts. It is not easy to say what had been the exact boundaries and extent of these three divisions now almost obsolete. For the purposes of agricultural inquiry, the whole County may be very Conveniently Considered under two districts - the Merse and Lammermoor: the former including all the comparatively low land along Tweed, Whiteadder, Blackadder & Eye; & the latter comprehending Lauderdale, along with the more eastern hilly Country peculiarly Called Lammermoor. According to the general divisions of the County just pointed out, the Merse designates the whole lower grounds from Tweed up the Cultivated Slopes of the lower range of the Lammermoor hills, including the western parishes of Newthorn & Mertoun forming the longest piece of Compact level grounds - diversified only by a few gentle undulations to be found in Scotland. The whole remainder of the County with the exception of the Liberton of Berwick is therefore to be considered as the Lammermoor & contained 185214 acres. Fullerton’s Gazetteer Scotland Volume 1 P. [Page] 133 |
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