OS1/24/10/35
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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JEFFRIES CORSE | Jeffery's Cross Jeffery's Cross |
F. McKenzie Esq Portmore House Mr Aiken Factor Harcus |
006 | [Situation] In the eastern portion of the parish. A large hill extending into Edinburghshire, from Dun Driech, the surface of which is moss and rough,and healthy pasture. The property of Forbes MacKenzie Esqr |
CAIRN [Jeffries Corse] | Cairn Cairn |
F. MacKenzie Esqr Portmore House Mr Aiken Factor Harcus |
006 | [Situation] S.E. [South East] portion of Jeffries Course A large Cairn on the summit of Jeffrey's Cross, in the centre of which there is a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station called "Jeffries Course". It is at present about 70 links in diameter and about 4 feet above the surface of the hill. It was very large at one time, but the greater part of it is said to have sunk in the moss. |
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[Page] 35Parish of Eddleston -- Sheet 6 No 15 Trace 6
[note on page] For Proper Spelling of "Jeffreys Course"
Name Nook Sheet 21 Co. [County] Edinburgh
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