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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowlshiels | Fowlshiels Fowlshiels Fowlshiels Fowlshiels Fowlshiels |
James McDonald. Thomas Walker. John Purdie County Map New Statistical Account |
011.03 | A good dwelling house with some outhouses, and garden attached and tenanted by one of the Duke of Buccleuch's Shepherds. it is noted as being the birth place of Mungo Park the renowned African traveller |
| Tibby Thomson's Wood | Tibby Thomson's Wood Tibby Thomson's Wood Tibby Thomson's Wood |
James McDonald. Thomas Walker. John Purdie. |
011.03 | A plantation of fir and forest trees, situated on the South east Side of Fowlshiels Hill. A woman belonging to Selkirk committed Suicide by hanging herself here A.D. 1790. whose name was Tibby Thomson - hence the name |
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[page] 67Parish of Selkirk -- Sheet 11.3.5
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