OS1/30/14/103
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountbenger Under Hill | Mountbenger Under Hill | John Linton Gamekeeper William Mitchell Farmer James Mathieson Shepherd |
010.14 | A fine greem hill lying to the eat of Craig Hill, and immediately North of Mountbenger Farm house and Gordon's Arms, it is well rounded and covered with rough pasture - and is on the farm of Mountbenger there is a Small peat moss on the hill top |
| Mountbenger Burn | Mountbenger Burn | John Linton Gamekeeper Francis Ballantyne Farmer John Simpson Constable |
010.14 ; 010.15 | A Small Stream rising near "Paddockslack" on the boundary of Traquair parish, which after a run of about 3 miles (during the last of which it becomes very wild and rugged in its course) - in a south direction falls into the Yarrow about ½ a mile east of Gordon's Arms Inn. |
| Mountbenger Knowe | Mountbenger Knowe | Francis Ballantyne Farmer John Linton Gamekeeper John Simpson Constable |
010.14 | A Small green Knowe or Knoll, on which Stand the ruins of the Old farm Steading of that name, the old farm is now included in Mountbenger farm - a good deal of interest is taken in the Knowe and its ruins in consequence of its being the Spot where the "Ettrick Shepherd" lived and Sang, previous to his removal to Altrieve. |
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