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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIDDEL WATER | Liddel Water Liddel Water Liddel Water |
A Stavert Farmer Saughtree F Turnbull Shep [Shepherd] Old Saughtree James Elliot |
039.14 | [situation] From the junction of Peel and Wormscleuch Burn S.W. [South West] through En. [Eastern] division of Parish. A considerable Stream having its source from the junction of Peel and Wormscleuch Burn it flows in a Southerly direction and empties into the River Esk |
| PICTS' WORK DITCH [Catrail] | Catrail or Picts' Work Ditch | Chalmers' Caledonian New Statl [statistical] Acct [Account] of Roxburghshire Gazetteer of Scotland |
039.14 | [situation] On the West of Liddel Water. An ancient line of defence consisting of a fosse and double rampart which is now generally said to have been constructed by the Romanized Britons during the Saxon invasion. |
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[Page] 84Parish of Castleton Sheet 39. 14. 3
[signed] John McDonnell Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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