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Bourjo, an extensive tumulus in Melrose parish, Roxburghshire, on the NW slope of the Eildon Hills. Apparently artificial, it is said, by tradition, to have been the site of a pagan altar; and is approached by a road called Haxalgate, traversing the ravine of Haxalgate Heugh.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an extensive tumulus" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
| Administrative units: | Melrose Parish Roxburghshire County |
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