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MERSE (District) Merse (District) County Map
Fullerton's Gazeteer Scotland
New Statistical account of Berwickshire
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In ancient times the shire of Berwick seems to have been a separate jurisdiction from the Bailliary of Lauderdale, & to have been itself divided into the Merse & Lammermoor districts.
It is not easy to say what had been the exact boundaries and extent of these three divisions, now almost obsolete. For the purpose of Agricultural inquiry, the whole County may be very conveniently Considered under two districts, the Merse & Lammermoor: the former including all the comparatively low land along Tweed, Whiteadder, Blackadder & Eye; & the latter Comprehending Lauderdale, along with the more eastern hilly ground pecuriarly Called Lammermoor. According to the general division of the County just printed out, the Merse designates the whole lower ground from Tweed, up the Cultivated Slopes of the lower Southern range of the Lammermoor Hills, including the western parishes of Nenthorn & Mertoun, & forming the largest piece of Compact level ground, diversified only by a few gentle undulations to be found in Scotland.
Mr Blackadder estimates this to contain 100.226. acres.

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