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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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STOBO | Stobo Stobo Stobo Stobo Stobo Stobo Stobo Stobo |
Sheriff's List of Parishes Oliver & Boyds Almanack Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] V [Volume] 3 P. [Page] 324 Chalmers Caledonia Fullarton's Gazetteer Johnston's County Map New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Origines Parochaeles Scotiae |
008 ; 012 ; 016 | [Situation] In the Western Portion of the County of Peebles. A Parish in County of Peebles, bounded on the North by the Parishes of Kirkurd, Newlands & Lyne, on the East by Peebles and Manor; on the south by Drummelzier and Glenholm and on the West by Broughton and Kilbucho, its greatest length is 7 Miles and greatest breadth about 5¾ Miles, the superficial area about 12,580 Acres, Scotch, about 1/7 of which is cultivated and the remainder under Wood and pasture for sheep, being very hilly, with several streams having their sources in them; the principal being the Weston Burn which with the others fall into the River Tweed and runs through the South East portion of the Parish; the Waters of Biggar & Lyne bound it on the East & West side The Turnpike Road from Edinburgh to Moffat passes through it. On Sherriffmuir there are two large stone 3 feet in height and 6 feet distant from each other, which are supposed to Mark the grave of some Chief who had there fallen in Battle. There are also two Cairns of stones on this Muir, and single stones about a foot in height planted at Regular distances which some suppose to have been [continued on page 4] |
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[Page] 3Parish of Stobo
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