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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE WELL | Castle Well Castle Well Castle Well |
William Gray Farmer Ormiston William Turnbull Ormiston parkhead Mr W. N. Kennedy Hawick |
025.08 | [Situation] 4 chains N.E. [North East] of Ormiston House. An old well, supposed to have taken its name from an old Peel H [House] which stood in former times. |
| COCKLAW CASTLE (Site of) | Site of Cocklaw Castle | William Gray Farmer Ormiston William Turnbull Ormistonparkhd [Ormistonparkhead] Mr W. N. Kennedy Hawick Mr A. Thomson Factor Hawick J. Wilson Esqr. Hawick |
025.08 | [Situation] In N.En. [North Eastern] vicinity of Ormiston House. Supposed to have been a Stronghold occupied by the moss troopers in troublous times. The foundation was removed about fifty years ago. its site is distinctly traceable. There are many traditionary Storeys connected with it. but none worthy of notice. It is supposed to have belonged to the Turnbull's. |
| ORMISTONPARKHEAD | Ormiston-parkhead Ormiston-parkhead |
William Turnbull Ormistonparkhd [Ormistonparkhead] William Gray. Farmer Ormiston Mr W. N. Kennedy |
025.08 | [Situation] 1/4 mile N.W. [North West] from Ormiston House. A small house two storeys high slated and in good repair, having a good spring and garden attached, the property of Colonel McDonald Tenanted by William Turnbull. |
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[Page] 61Parish of Cavers Sheet 25 8. 2
[signed] John McDonald Sap R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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