OS1/24/16/25
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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MIDDLE BURN | Middle Burn Middle Burn |
James Nicol James Tait Shepherds. |
014 | [Situation] Runs South Side of Turf Knowe. A small stream having its rise at the union of Turf Knowe - Priesthope Hill - and Torykneis - and after running in a westerly direction, falls into Leithen Water below the Common. |
PRIESTHOPE SWARE | Priesthope Swair Priesthope Swair |
Robert Laurie James Nicol Shepherds |
014 | [Situation] North Side of Priesthope Hill. A kind of hollow, leading over from Harpershiels Burn to Priesthope Burn. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 25Sheet 14. No 6. Traces 4. 3. 2.
[Priesthope Burn entered, then crossed out]
[Note below Priesthope Swair:]
Sware. The most level spot between
two hills. The declination of a mountain or
hill near the summit. -
Jamieson's Dictionary
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, P Wills
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