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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP (Remains of) [Castlestead] | Castlestead Camp (Remains of) Castlestead Camp (Remains of) Castlestead Camp (Remains of) Castlestead Camp (Remains of) |
George Rutherford Sunnyside A Mercer, Kaeside A Martin, Forester "Bower's History of Melrose |
007.04 | The remains of it is said - a very large Roman camp, the lines of it being supposed to have extended about a mile and a 1/2 in this Vicinity, These Remains were planted by Sir W Scott, after a great portion had been destroyed by the plough, above 30 years since, and by what is left, there appears to have been two embankments on the slope of the hill - |
| TURNAGAIN PLANTATION | Turnagain Plantation | George Rutherford Sunnyside A Mercer, Kaeside A Martin, Forester "Bower's History of Melrose |
007.04; 007.08 | So called by Sir W. Scott, who planted it, when there was discovered a grave the Stones of which, now serve as a nest in the plantation, and under which "Kerr of Cessford" was buried, when killed at the battle at 'Skirmish Hill 1526 near Darnick, where the Scotts were defeated and retired but rallied and "turned again" to be again defeated |
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