OS1/30/10/28
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Knowe | Wolf Knowe | R Pringle Esqr Broadmeadows Mr Mitchell Yair Mr Thomas Millar Burnhead |
007.11 | This Hill, situated on the right bank of the Wolf Burn at the angle formed by its junction with the Glenkinnon Burn is towards the north closely planted with young birch trees. It is said that it received this name from the last wolf, which inhabited Scotland, having been killed there. |
| Steel End | Steel End | Mr Mitchell Yair Mr Thomas Millar Burnhead Mr Mathieson Williamhope |
007.11 | The western part of the Craig Hill, which gradually descends towards the Williamhope Burn and faces towards the north the Glenkinnon Burn has received this name from the scattered stones, and rocks which are of a dark grayish colour and slatly nature |
| Williamhope Burn | Williamhope Burn | R Pringle Esqr Broadmeadows Mr Mitchell Yair Mr Thomas Millar Burnhead |
007.11 ; 007.15 | This burn rises at the northern base of the Broomy Law, and winds itself through its whole northward course through a ravine chiefly planted with birch and thorn trees until its junction with the Glenkinnon Burn. It has received its name from the neighbouring farm. |
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[page] 28Parish of Selkirk -- Sheet 7 No 11 -- Trace 1 & 2 -- Collected by H Sharban
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