OS1/30/3/15
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watch Hill | Watch Hill Watch Hill Watch Hill Watch Hill Watch Law |
Mr. John Laidlaw. Chapelhope. Mr. Walter Anderson Summerhope Mr. William Graham Riskinhope. John Broadfoot. Birsehill on the Peebles Plan |
013 | Watch Hill over which the county boundary runs, is a high hill in the farm of Chapelhope, and about half a mile north of the head of Summerhope burn. In answer to a remark as to whether this should be Hill, Knowe, or Law. Corpl [Corporal] Cullanan states. "This Hill is Sometimes called "The Watch", but the name by which it is best known is "Watch Hill". "Law" or "Knowe" is not applicable |
| North Grain | North Grain North Grain North Grain |
John Laidlaw Walter Anderson William Graham |
013 | A small burn rising a little south-west of the Watch Knowe, and running into Summerhope burn. |
| Mark Sike | Mark Sike Mark Sike Mark Sike |
John Laidlaw Walter Anderson William Graham |
013 | A stream rising near the hill known as Ratkin Side, and running into Summerhope burn. |
| Summerhope Burn | Summerhope Burn Summerhope Burn Summerhope Burn |
John Laidlaw Walter Anderson William Graham |
013 | Summerhope Burn commences at the junction of the North Grain and Mark Syke, and runs in a north-easterly direction into St Mary's Loch. |
| Ox Cleuch Rig | Ox Cleuch Rig Ox Cleuch Rig Ox Cleuch Rig |
John Laidlaw Walter Graham William Graham |
013 | A hill covered with rough and heathy pasture in the farm of Chapelhope; it is about three quarters of a mile in length, and parallel to Summerhope burn. |
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Described by Sapper Montgomery R. E. [Royal Engineers]
[Note]
Sike - Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
cleuch - Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
refer from . O . M . O.
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