OS1/5/31/78

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  3. Berwickshire OS Name Books, 1856-1858
  4. Berwickshire, Volume 31
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
UNGELD STONE Ungeld Stone George Sutherland Grocer - Greenlaw
Adam Douglas Schoolmaster Stichel
Baileys English Dictionary		 015 Ungeld (ungelo. Sax [Saxon]) ie - when a peson was so far out of the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no fine or geld should be paid by any person who killed him - In many instances Stones were put down to perpetuate such an event, & this stone may, in all probability, be one of them although there is no history to prove it - but the name itself would indicate such a thing -

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Longformacus Parish
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Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Berwickshire, Sheet Xv Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Berwickshire, Sheet Xv