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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWISON HALL | Howison Hall Howison Hall |
William Tweeddale Howison Hall Mr Brown Schoolmaster |
005 | [Situation] 14 chains SE by E [South East by East] of the parish Church A well and Substantially built farm house two Storeys high with Suitable offices and farm attached the property and residence of Mr William Tweeddale |
| CAIRN (Site of) [Castle Law] | Cairn (Site of) (Ancient) Cairn (Site of) (Ancient) |
Revd [Reverend] Mr. Forrester Mr. Brown Schoolmaster |
005 | [Situation] 22 chains SW [South West] of the parish Church This name applies to a place on a Small hill S.W. [South West] of the Parish Manse where a large Cairn of Stones once Stood. The stones have long Since been removed and were used for the purpose of building a wall round a small plantation of Fir trees, which were planted on and around the site of the Cairn. It is said there was a Stone Coffin containing some Human Remains found in the Cairn at the time of its Removal, |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 25Parish of Linton -- Sheet 5 No 10 -- Trace 4
[Note] -- "A few years ago on a rising ground Called Castle Law
immediately above Linton on West Third there stood a Cairn
where there was found a Stone Coffin rudely put together the
Contents evidently showing the remains of bones and from the height
to which the stones had been Carried plainly manifesting that the
body of a person of no small Consideration had been buried on the spot." -- New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Peebleshire page 158.
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