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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Place | Market Place Market Place Market Place |
Inscription or Name Board George Roberts Esqr Provost Peter Rodger Esqr Town Clerk |
012.05 | A small triangular space in the town of Selkirk, in which stands Sir Walter Scott's Monument, and a radiated pavement to mark the spot where the Town Cross formerly stood, There are also a Public Well, and a Weighing Machine, in the Market Place |
| Tower Street | Tower Street Tower Street Tower Street |
Inscription or Name Board George Roberts Esqr Provost Peter Rodger Esqr Town Clerk |
012.05 | A street extending from the junction of High St. & Market Place. across the Back Row & past the Free Church (the Origin of name not known) to the outskirts of the Town |
| Back Row | Back Row Back Row Back Row |
Inscription or Name Board George Roberts Esqr Provost Peter Rodger Esqr Town Clerk |
012.05 | An old street running from the east end of High St. to the N. [North] end of the South Port. It consists cheifly of old houses, Thatched and was formerly occupied by Shoemakers The name is supposed to be derived from the ridge on which it is built, as form [forming] the backbone of the place, |
| South Port | South Port South Port South Port |
Inscription or Name Board George Roberts Esqr Provost Peter Rodger Esqr Town Clerk |
012.05 | A short street extending from the head of the South end of the Kirk Wynd to the outsk [outskirts] of the town on the Hawick Road, in a south direction, hence the name |
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[page] 106Sheet 12 No 5 -- Subsidiary Trace -- Town of Selkirk -- Collected by Robert Young 2nd CorplR.E [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers]
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