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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEADDER WATER | Whiteaddder Water | County Map The Revd. [Reverend] T. Davidson. Abbey St. Bathans Peter Donaldson. Ellemford. |
A river, or as it is termed Water which takes its rise in the Lammermoor Hills in Haddingtonshire, at a place Called Whitewell, & flowing in a S. [South] Easterly direction empties itself into the Tweed a little S. W [South West] of Berwick upon Tweed - This river or Water rises in one of the wildest districts in the South of Scotland, & in its course passes through varied Scenery; occasionally through flat Haughs, but generally through places where the hills Close in, so as to narrow the Valley almost to the bed of the river - At Preston Mill & Haugh, the river escapes from the wild, rocky, mountainous country, entering the beautiful valley in which the Tweed runs & the richest fields succeed the barren waste. Woodlands, orchards & highly cultivated grounds bespeak wealth & comfort - The river itself partakes of the character of the Country, running in gentle streams over Pebbly -beds, alternating with long Reaches of Still water - |
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[page] 102Longformacus Parish
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[page signed] R. Burnaby Cap: R.E. [Captain, Royal Engineers]
22 May 1857
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