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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englishman's Sike | Englishmen's Sike Englishmen's Sike Englishmen's Sike |
Statistical History of Scotland Mr Kemp Galashiels Mr Stalkers Factor Gala |
008.06 | The Armorial bearings of Galashiels are a Fox and plum tree. Their derivation is thus accounted for, During an invasion of Edward III., a party of English, who had been Repulsed in an attempt to raise the Siege of Edinburgh Castle, Came and took up Quarters in Galashiels. it was in Autumn, and the Soldiers soon began to Straggle about in Search of plums Which then grew wild in the Neighbourhood. Meanwhile a party of Scots having come up and learned What their enemies were about, Resolved to attack them, saying that they would prove sourer plums to the English than any they had Yet gathered, drive them headlong to a Spot on the Tweed, still called "Englishmen's Sike". Nearly opposite Abbotsford, And there hewed them down With the Sword almost to a Man. The Sike Referred to has long since been Covered up, except a Small portion East of the Naphtha Works - which appears to have been a deep Glen, or ditch. |
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Sergt. [Sergeant] Leslie R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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