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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SANDY KNOWE | Sandy Knowe Sandy Knowe Sandy Knowe |
James Hewitt Tenant Sandy Knowe John Aitchison Sandy Knowe James BrocKie Sandy Knowe |
009.01 | A farm house three stories high, Slated and in good repair, having suitable office attached. The property of Lord Polwarth Mertown House. Sir Walter Scott resided in this house from childhood until he became a man. |
LADY HILL | Lady Hill Lady Hill Lady Hill |
James Hewit John Aitchison James Brockie |
009.10 | A middling high hill on the farm of Sandy Knowe, situate a short distance South of "Smailholm Tower" Its surface is covered with rough pasture. |
WATCHFOLD | Watchfold Watchfold Watchfold |
James Hewit John Aitchison James Brockie |
009.10 | This name is applied to the highest and most conspicuous of the rocks called "Sandy Knowe Craig". It is situated North East of "Smailholm Tower" and is generally believed to have been the station of a beacon in the times of the war with England. |
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[page] 27Parish of Smailholm
Sheet 9 No. 1 Trace 4 -- Described by George Darling c/a [civilian assistant]
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