OS1/30/14/87
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuchar | Deuchar | Revd [Reverend] Mr Russell Dr [Doctor] Shaw, Yarrow Mr James Nichol Teacher |
010.08 | A small Shepherds Cottage scarcely deserving of notice, but well known by this name. It stands a little north of the road leading from Selkirk to Yarrow on an elevated piece of ground at the confluence of Deuchar Burn with Yarrow Water. |
| Post Office | Post Office | Revd [Reverend] Mr Russell Dr [Doctor] Shaw Mr James Nichol Post Master |
010.08 | A neat Cottage on the road side, at the junction of Deuchar Burn with Yarrow Water, the letters leave every week day per Cart for Selkirk at about 7A.M. and arrive about 12 noon. |
| School | School | Revd [Reverend] Mr Russell. Dr [Doctor] Shaw Mr James Nichol Teacher |
010.08 | A small plain square building close to the road side at the confluence of Deuchar Burn with Yarrow Water. It is in connexion with the Parish Church and attended by both Boys and Girls, the average number of Scholars being 30. |
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[Page] 87Parish of Yarrow
Sheet 10 No 8
Collected by William Boyd Corpl REngrs [Corporal Royal Engineers]
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