OS1/30/14/50
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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Kirkstead | Kirkstead | Robert Mitchell Occupier Walter Tait Shepherd John Linton Gamekeeper |
009 | A dwelling house with offices a garden, and a large hill farm attached. Tenanted by Robert Mitchell and the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. |
Dryhope Tower | Dryhope Tower (Ruins of) | Robert Mitchell. Walter Tait. John Linton. |
009 | The ruins of an ancient tower adjacent to the farmhouse upon a torrent named Dryhope Burn, at one time it formed one of the possessions of the renowned family of Douglas. The tower is nearly square with a circular turret within one of its angles for carrying up the Staircase. |
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[page] 50Parish of Yarrow
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