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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER TEVOT | River Teviot River Teviot River Teviot |
James Turnbull Farmer Spittal. Robert Barrie Farmer Spittaltower John Hall Shepherd Spittal Blackwood's County Map |
020; 025 | [Situation] On the Boundary Common to Minto and Cavers. This River takes its rise near Merry Law and flows in a north-easterly direction till it enters the River Tweed near Kelso |
| REEDY BANK | Reedy Bank | Rev: [Reverend] J. Duncan Denholm Rev: [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] Aitken Minto Manse R. Selby Factor Cleuchead |
020.06 | [Situation] On the East bank of River Teviot. Applies to a slope chiefly covered with fir wood on the right bank of the River Teviot, a little below Denholm village, the property of J. Douglas Esqr. of Cavers Ho. [House] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 3Parish of Cavers Sheet 20 No 6 Trace 1
Reedy Bank See Page 8: Note below spelling column: Bank -- Bawk Dr. [Doctor] Jamieson's Sc. Dicty [Scottish Dictionary]
or
Banks - Balks the grass ridges dividing ploughed lands. -- Brockett's Glossary
[signed] Thomas Watson 2nd Corp: R.E. [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers]
[signed] Thomas Ratcliff ca [Civilian Assistant]
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