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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NETHER BIRCHY LAW | Nether Birchy Law Nether Birchy Law |
W. Baptie A Ballue |
023 | A heathy hill on the farm of Corsehope |
| HERIOT [parish] | Heriot (Parish of) Heriot (Parish of) Heriot (Parish of) |
Co [County] map Stat, Acct [Statistical Account] Vall. [Valuation] Roll |
019 ; 020 ; 022 ; 023 | [Situation] In the SE [South East] portion of the Co [County] of Edinburgh. A parish in the south-eastern part of Edinburghshire. It is of an irregular oblong form stretching north-east and South-west and is bounded on the north-west by Temple; on the north-east by detached parts of Borthwick and Stow; and by Fala and Stow, on the South east by Stow and on the South or South-west by Innerleithen in Peeblesshire. It [its] greatest length from Blakeup Scar on the south-west to an angle beyond the point where the Edinburgh & Carlisle road enters it on the north-east is 7 1/2 miles; its greatest breadth from Mausley's hill on the north-west to Dewar hill on the South-east, is 4 1/2 miles, and its superficial area is computed to be between 23 1/2 and 24 Square miles. It is divided into two parts by Heriot Water, which in the upper district is distributed in numerous Small Streams and their tributary rills. Gala Water, rendered classical by Scottish song, rises on its north-western limit, flows two miles due east and then assuming a Southerly direction divides it for half a mile from the parish of Stow. Though the grounds on the lower part of Heriot Water are fertile and where when duly Cultivated yield an abundant produce, only about one tenth part of the parish is arable. The hills are for the most part covered with heath and unfit for Cultivation, but afford excellent pasture. F.P. [Following page ?] |
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[Page] 3Parish of Heriot
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