OS1/30/10/137
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Hill | Moat Hill . . Moat Hill |
Mr Walter Grieve Howden Mr Walter Hume Middlestead Mr Thomas Stewart Shepherd The County Map |
011.12 | A prominent Hill lying to the South of the road leading from Selkirk to Ettrick it is covered with Rough Pasture, and receives its name, from a neighbouring height on which is a camp called in the locality by the name of "The Moat" |
| The Moat | The Moat . . Moat |
James Riddle Hartwoodburn Robert Hogg Hartwoodburn James Chisholm Selkirk County Map |
011.12 | A small Hill the summit of which is now covered by a small mixed plantation. the site of the alledged Camp. the flat area on the top is surrounded by an artificial embankment in some places quite distinct, that it is a Camp is strongly supported by local tradition, and it is said to be noticed by Sir Walter Scott in Tales of a Grandfather or in the Picture of Scotland |
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[page] 137Parish of Selkirk -- Sheet 11 No 12 -- Trace 3 -- Collected by Robert Young 2nd Corpl RE [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers]
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