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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SPRINGWOOD HOUSE | Springwood House | Sir George Douglas Bart.[Baronet] Springwood Ho [House] Charles Robson Esqre Kelso Robert Darling Esqrr Broomlands |
009.08 | This beautiful mansion about half a mile from Kelso. is the seat of Sir George Douglas Bart. [Baronet] It is delightfully situated on the rising ground opposite to the ruins of Roxburgh Castle. A flower and kitchen garden a short distance from the house is tastefully laid out and in excellent order, its fine plantations offer pleasant and retired walks and the surrounding parks here and there ornamented with old trees, give the whole scenery a pleasing appearance and make it one of the most handsome residences in the environs of Kelso. |
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[page] 60Parish of Kelso -- Sheet 9 No 8 -- Trace 2.
Collected by H. Sharban
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