OS1/24/9/8
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of THE CAIRN (Fort) | Cairn (Site of) Cairn (Site of) | F.McKenzie Esqr. Portmore George Anderson Kingside |
003 | [situation] About 1½ Miles S. W. [South West] from Ferniehole This is supposed (by the inhai[ ] of the surrounding district) to have been an Ancient Fort. but no particulars can be had regarding it. No vestige of it now remain the land on which it was situated having been cultivated. |
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[Page] 8Parish of Eddleston
Sheet 3 No. 14 Trace 1
[Quote] "Kingside Edge a ridge of hills rising gradually from North Esk and Tweed over which the post road leading from Edinburgh to Peebles passes 700 feet above the level. There is the remains of a small Camp on the north and end called Cairn"
Armstrong's Companion to Co. [County] Map
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Nora Edwards, eddlerose
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