OS1/29/28/149
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JOHN'S WELL | St John's Well St John's Well St John's Well St John's Well St John's Well |
James Curle Esqr Allan Freer Esqr T. J. Dunn Esqr Writer, Melrose Inscription in Stone over Well |
008.01 | Altho' [Although] that this well bears the name of a Saint, it is only modern, - And got this from an eccentic Character in the Village at the time of its formation, which was in 1814, and which date with the name is cut in a Stone over the well, 5 or 6 individuals in the Village at the above date, laid pipes from a Spring which they discovered on the Side of the hill north of this, And conveyed the water to this place by that means - So that there is consequently no well, but the water discharging itself into a trough from the pipe - It is , Situated in the Southwest part of Gattonside (Village), west, and beside the School - A very Excellent spring is the source of this well. - |
| GOAT BRAE | Goat Brae Goat Brae Goat Brae Goat Brae |
Mr Robert Dickinson, Gattonside Mr Alexander HopKirk, Schoolmaster, Gattonside Mr Robert Clapperton, Orchard Cottage, Gattonside Decreat of Gattonside dated 1750 James Curle Esqr Allen Free Esqr T.J. Dunn Esqr Writer, Melrose |
008.01 | A Steep, Arable field, on the north Side of Gattonside Village; before the enclosure tooK place, this was a whinny brae, and was a favorate place for depasturing the Goats which were then Kept by the Villagers. It is the property of the Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Brewster. Glasgow - |
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John McCabe
[Note Goat Brae] -- the same additional authorities
as to the above name.
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