Jock’s grave
Ordnance Survey Book, Skene parish, Aberdeenshire: Ordnance Survey Book [First Edition OS maps]: ‘This is the Site of where a Wooden Coffin was found in trenching the field about 12 … Continue reading Jock’s grave
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‘One of the soundest and healthiest sheep pastures’
What follows is a an incomplete timeline relating to the hill farms of Cunzierton and Harkers in the Scottish Borders: 22 November 1839, Kelso Chronicle: 3 January 1843, Kelso Chronicle: … Continue reading ‘One of the soundest and healthiest sheep pastures’
Calroust
Calroust farm, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders: 1859 Ordnance Survey Map: Ordnance Survey Book description of Calroust, 1859: John and Violet Oliver of Calroust farm: Berwickshire Advertiser, 22 June 1887: Berwickshire Advertiser, … Continue reading Calroust
Ramsay’s Folly
On a plan of Legbranock, Lanarkshire, dated 1809, I noticed a small cluster of buildings just south of Holytown in Lanarkshire. These buildings were annotated ‘Folly’, a place long since … Continue reading Ramsay’s Folly
Seefew
The Berwick Ramblers have visited Seefew many times. An old shepherd’s cottage in the Scottish Borders, it is now a roofless ruin: Berwick Advertiser, 24 October 2002: Southern Reporter, 14 … Continue reading Seefew
Thirlestane Tower
Caledonian Mercury, 2 April 1753: The New Statistical Account for Scotland, 1797: 1837: This date has been suggested as the year in which Thirlstane Tower, Yetholm, was “pulled down” [WikiTree] … Continue reading Thirlestane Tower
Tuppie’s Grave
In the Ordnance Survey Book for Yetholm parish, Scottish Borders is the following entry for ‘Tuppie’s Grave‘: Here, as marked on the first edition 25″ to a mile ordnance map: … Continue reading Tuppie’s Grave
Aiteandoruis
Nothing remains of Aiteandoruis, Kyle of Sutherland. I know, as I visited it last week.