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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD NORTHHOUSE | Northhouse Northhouse Northhouse Old Northhouse |
Mr. John Scott Northhouse John Michie Northhouse John Cowan Johnston's Map of Roxburghshire |
032.09 | [Situation] In N.e. [North East] Ph. [Parish] district. The original Farm house, there were upwards of 15 houses near it at one time, but there is only one at the present time. |
| CATRAIL OR PICTS' WORK DITCH | Catrail Catrail Catrail Catrail or Picts' Work Ditch Catrail or Picts' Work Ditch Catrail or Picts' Work Ditch |
Mr. Alexander Jeffrey Jedburgh Mr. Michie Hawick John Cowan Statistical Account of Dumfries Gazetteer of Scotland Chalmers' Caledonia |
032.09 | [Situation] 8 chains S.E. of Old Northhouse. A covered way of very ancient Construction supposed to have been British it extends for about 45 miles through the counties of Selkirk & Roxburgh This portion of the Catrail consists of an earthen embankment from three to four feet in height and about sixteen feet wide at the bottom. For a further description see Sheet 31 No. 3. and Page 2 of this Book. |
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[Page] 84Parish of Teviothead Sheet 32.9 Trace 2
[Note] 'Old Northhouse' preferred as distinctive from name of modern house J.B.J.
[Signed] J. G Andrew S.R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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DANIALSAN, Brenda Pollock
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