OS1/30/10/39
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnets Cairn | Burnets Cairn | C S Plummer Esqr Sunderland Hall Mr Mitchel Steward Yair Mr George Thompson Yair |
008.09 | A small rocky promontory on the banks of the River Tweed about ¾ of a mile below Yair Bridge It is supposed that a "cairn" of Stones was raised here to commemorate the death of a person of that name. no vestige of it remains now |
| Black Pool | Black Pool | C S Plummer Esqr Sunderland Hall Mr Mitchel George Thompson |
008.09 | A well known pool on the River Tweed it is situated about a mile below Yair Bridge. the bottom here is rocky and the River deep. |
| Riding Stave | Riding Stone | C S Plummer Esqr Mr Mitchel Yair George Thompson |
008.09 | A small solitary piece of rock in the middle of the River Tweed, about half way between Yair and Tweed Bridges. at a time prior to these being built, a well known ford was near this place, and the "Riding Stone" at that time served a very useful purpose and consequently became generally known, in time of floods etc. it served as a Beacon to warn those about to cross of danger according to the depths it was submerged |
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[page] 39Parish of Selkirk -- Sheet 7 No 9 -- Traces 4 & 5 -- Collected by William Boyd CorplRE [Corporal Royal Engineers]
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