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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORSBURGH CASTLE (Remains of) | Horsburgh Castle Horsburgh Castle Horsburgh Castle Horsburgh Castle |
Andrew Murray Old Toll Mr. Wood Nidpath Estate "Peebles and its Neighbourhood" by William Chambers Companion to Map of Tweeddale 1775 |
013 | [Situation] In the Western portion of the Parish of Innerleithen. This name applies to the ruins of what was formerly Horsburgh Castle a seat of the Horsburghs of that Ilk. It is in a state of utter decay, all that remains being a small portion of the walls. It has never been a place of much importance, and seems rather to have been a strong mansion, than a Castle proper. Of its history nothing is known. |
| ESHIELS BURN | Eshiels Burn Eshiels Burn |
Mr. Murray Old Toll Mr. Potts Game Keeper Kingsmeadows |
013 | [Situation] Immediately West from Horsburgh Castle. A small stream rising on the high grounds above the Farm of Eshiels, and flowing in a Southerly direction to its junction with the Tweed near the Castle Pool. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 23Parish of Innerleithen -- Sheet 13 No. 11 Trace 3
[Below entry for Horsburgh Castle:]
"Horsburgh Castle, is an old tower house,
pleasantly situated on the top of a rising
ground near Tweed; and affords not only an
extensive view, but displays a venerable relic
of ancient grandeur, and feudal disunity.
This seat is, and has been, the Paternal estate
of Horsburgh of that Ilk, for time Immemorial;
its owner is the Undoubted Chieftain of the
name: The Castle and Nether Horsburgh
were formerly a Part of the Parish of
Kailzie, Suppressed the 2nd Augt [August] 1674"
"Companion to Map of Tweeddale, 1775"
Page 47
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, P Wills
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