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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAVERSMAINS | Caversmains Caversmains Caversmains Caversmains Caversmains |
William Irvine Farmer Caversmains George Forsythe Farmer Ashybank John White Farm Servant Caversmains Johnston's Map of Dumfriesshire Estate Map of Cavers. |
020.13 | [Situation] Nearly 3/4 mile S.E. [South East] of East Coats. A two storey house having garden and office-houses attached occupied by William Irvine Farmer it is the property of William Douglass Esqr. of Cavers |
| FORT (Remains of) [Caversmains] | Fort (Remains of) Fort (Remains of) |
Andrew Inglis, Joiner Deanburn brae James Turnbull Forester Cavers |
020.13 | [Situation] 1/4 mile S.W. [South West] from Caversmains. The remains of a Fort situated a little to the west of Caversmains supposed to have been used as a place of protection for Cattle during the border reiving |
| BELVEDERE | Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere Belvedere |
Mr A. Thomson Factor for J. Douglass Esqr. Mr N.W. Kennedy Hawick (Cavers Ho. [House] Mr W. Irvine Farmer Caversmains Mr A. Jeffrey Jedburgh |
020.13 | [Situation] 1/4 mile S.W. [South West] of Cavers Mains. An old established name applied to a slight eminence mostly covered with fir woods, situated a short distance to the South west of Caversmains & on the Cavers Estate. [signed] Thomas Watson 2nd Corp: R.E. [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers] |
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[Page] 33Parish of Cavers Sheet 20 No 13 Trace 5
[signed] Thomas Ratcliffe ca [Civilian Assistant]
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