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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Legerwood | Legerwood (Parish) | end almost Westward, and a gentle declivity as they range to the East -- The Leader washes the Western boundary of the parish on its way to the Tweed. The Eden, a very small stream (here), has its source on the farm of Boon, and after a course of about 15 miles, falls into the Tweed below Newton Don or about 3 miles below Kelso - Several nameless rivulets convey the superfluous moisture to the Leader, or the Eden, and in the Northern part of the parish into Boondreigh, a tributary of the Leader. The whole Eastern part of the parish, together with the Northern side of the valley of Legerwood, rests upon Secondary Sandstone, and the hills in the Northern part except Boon Hill, which appears to consist of conglomerate, have been raised by greywacke - This rock abounds in veins, filled, so far weed. The Eden, a very small stream (here), has its source on the farm of Boon, and after a course of about 15 miles, falls into the Tweed below Newton Don or about 3 miles below Kelso - Several nameless rivulets convey the superfluous moisture to the Leader, or the Eden, and in the Northern part of the parish into Boondreigh, a tributary of the Leader. The whole Eastern part of the parish, together with the Northern side of the valley of Legerwood, rests upon Secondary Sandstone, and the hills in the Northern part except Boon Hill, which appears to consist of conglomerate, have been raised by greywacke - This rock abounds in veins, filled, so far |
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4 Legerwood Parish -- W. BeattyTranscribers who have contributed to this page.
George Goodfellow
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