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POLWARTH Polwarth Continued [Continued from Page 1] formation. The northern belongs to the old red Sandstone formation; and is poor & barren. The rock in the first of these is a dark white variety; in the Second, the old red Sandstone, which is continued from the adjoining parish of Greenlaw, is generally Course & often Conglomerate. Kyles Hill Consists of a hard reddish porphyry; the basis of which is Clay Containing Crystals of felspar interspersed though it. The Soil of the district is for the most part Clay, but beds of Sand and gravel here and there intervene. Polwarth forms part of the Marchmont estates and now belongs to Sir Hugh Purves Hume Campbell Bart. [Baronet], who is sole proprietor. Marchmont House
built by Hugh the last Earl, about 80 years ago (in 1834, which would now make it 103 Years). For the Antiquity of the Church See Page. [Continued on Page 3]

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Polwarth Parish

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