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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURFICHEN HILL | Turfichen Hill Turfichen Hill |
Mr. Watson Estate Map Mr Simpson S. [School] Master of Heriot |
019 | [Situation] At the S. [South] West Corner of Plan, and forming one of the most prominent plateaus on the Moorfoot plain. A considerable sized hill framing one of the range of the Moorfoot Hills situated on the boundary of the parishes of Temple & Heriot. |
| HEAT HILL | Heat Hill Heat Hill Heat Hill |
Mr. Simpson Mr. Stewart Co [County] Map |
019 ; 022 | [Situation] About 1 1/4 miles East of Torfichen Hill. A small hill on the farm of Roughsware. |
| MOORFOOT HILLS | Moorfoot Hills Moorfoot Hills Moorfoot Hills |
Mr. Watson Mr. Stewart Co. [County] Map |
019 | [Situation] Extending in a North East and S. [South] West direction thro' the South East end of the County. A range of large hills extendg [extending] from West Lock in Peeblesshire to Ruther Law in the Parish of Borthwick. See also Descriptive Remarks in Name Book Plan 19B p. [page] 14 |
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Page] 13Parish of Heriot
The name "Torfichen" in Gaelic signifies the hill with the prospect or view and even the word "Tor" is understood in the County among the Lowlanders to mean hill, Threrefore "Tor" not Turis the proper prefix
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