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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARCHMONT AVENUE | Marchmont Avenue. | Revd Mr. Home Polwarth Mr James Smith Polwarth Mr. Thompson Stewart Marchmont. |
022.08 | An excellent and undulating glade in front of Marchmont House. A considerable number of the trees near the present building bear a majestic appearance Over the remainder and are supposed to be of the same age as Redbraes Castle. The greater part of this Avenue, which is said to be one of the largest in Scotland, has been planted at the time of the Erection of Marchmont House about 120 ago. It extends in a north Easterly direction for more than a mile, at the terminus stands a dove cot, from which the adjoining farm receives its name. |
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[Page] 48Parish of Polwarth -- Sheet 22 No. 5 Trace 3 -- Collected by H. Sharban
[Signed] R. Burnaby Cap. RE [Captain Royal Engineers] 31 Aug [August] 1857.
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