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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROX LAW | Brox Law. | Robert Darling Esqre Broomlands. William Smith Esqre Writer. Revd [Reverend] James Jarvie Kelso. |
009.03 | This hill situated on the left Bank of the Tweed. in the Western Extremity of the Parish rises gradually to a considerable hight and forms the greatest Elevation of the parish of Kelso. The Stones which have now and then been turned up there and the Scattered trees, indicate, that this hill was at one time the Site of a town or village. The ancient Rent Roll prefixed to the Chartulary of Kelso. and the latter work itself. make mention of such a place as Early as the reign of Malcolm IV. (AD 1160) When William de Moreville and Murial his wife granted to the monks of Kelso six oxgangs of land with toft and Croft in the territory of "Brokesmuthe" (Chart: [Chartulary] Kelso. 124). The monks also had a fishing in the Tweed extending from "Brokesmouth" down to the water of Eden, and in a note it is explained that this place existed between Makerstoun and Floors, Another documents as late as 1712. (See description of Fair Cross Ana Sheet 9. No. 4 -- Trace 4) speaks of Brox barony which comprised this hill as well of the surrounding country. [Continued on page 54] |
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[Page] 53Parish of Kelso -- Sheet 9 No. 7 -- Trace 2.
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