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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEESE WELL | Cheese Well | Alexander Mercer Traquair Knowe Hugh Borthwick Taniel Burn Andrew Weatherstone Camp Shiel |
018 | [Situation] About ¾ of A Mile E by N. [East by North] of The Lead Mine A Small well on the Side of the Slope Road & on the North Side of Minch Muir. Travellers in passing And repassing betwixt Selkirk & Peebles &c Are Said to rest here for the purpose of refreshment - whence the Name; - or "So Named from the Circumstance of passengers dropping into it a bit of cheese for the use of the fairies". |
| TANIEL BURN | Taniel Burn | Andrew Weatherstone Campshiel Hugh Borthwick Taniel Burn Alexander Mercer Traquair Knowe |
018 | A Considerable Stream having its Source Near the Clattering Path, And after receiving Several accessioners falls into Quair Water. |
| TANIEL HILL | Taniel Hill | Hugh Borthwick Taniel Burn Andrew Weatherstone Campshiel Alexander Mercer, Traquair Knowe |
018 | [Situation] About ¾ of A Mile N.W. [North west] of The Lead Mine A Considerable hill on the farm of Traquair Knowe - partly heathy and partly Covered with plantation. The Smallest portion of it is under Cultivation. |
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