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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ettrick | River Ettrick . . Ettrick Water Ettrick Water Ettrick Water Ettrick Water |
C. S. Plummer Esqr Peter Rodger Esqr Robert Bold County Map Mr John Dalgliesh Potburn Siomon Dalgliesh Phawhope James Dalgliesh Craighill |
This river is said to have its source among a few rushes, between Loch fell and Capel-fell. at a point about two miles above "Potburn" which is said to be the higest situated farmhouse, above the level of the Sea in the South of Scotland, it abounds in fine trout - both the Seatrout the whilling and the Bull species - there are very few trees along its banks for the first 20 miles of its course until a short distance above its junction with the "Yarrow" where its sides are skirted with natural, and planted wood, from here it principally runs through a fertile haugh to its junction with the "Tweed" a short distance bel [below] Sunderland Hall |
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[page] 62Parish of Selkirk -- Sheet 8.13 -- Trace 6 etc -- Collected by John McCabe
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