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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of GRAHAME'S WALLS | Grahame's Walls (Site of) Grahame's Walls (Site of) |
Mr William Welsh Romannobridge Mr William Sanderson Damside. |
008 | [Situation] About 3/8 of a Mile S.E [South East] from Boreland This is said to have been a place of worship before the reformation; Mr Welsh says that when the ground was plowed up there was found a great many curiously shaped stones, And also some bones in the same place; It is said that the old Church of Newlands was built from this structure, but the Tower of Whiteside Could not have been built from it, as the said Tower was built of Whinstone, whereas this was built of Freestone |
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[page] 41Parish of Newlands -- Sheet 8 No 6 -- Trace 6
[Note] -- "In the beginning of the last Century there
were to be seen beside the Churchyard the ditches
And foundations of a Castle from the Stones of
which according to tradition both the Church
of Newlands and the neighbouring tower of
White Side were built. The ruins bore the
name of "Grahame's Walls" and doubtless
marked the ste of a fortress of the old
Lords of Dalkeith and Newlands." -- "Origines Parochiales Scotiae"
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