Tweedsmuir, Peebles Shire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Tweedsmuir. You may be able to find further references to Tweedsmuir in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Tweedsmuir parish Bartholomew
Tweedsmuir a large parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Tweedsmuir.

Place Type of entry Source
Badlieu a burn Groome
Badlieu stream Bartholomew
Broad Law mountain Bartholomew
Carlow's Linn waterfall Bartholomew
Carlow's Linn a small but interesting waterfall Groome
Cor Water headstream Bartholomew
Donald's Cleuch ravine Bartholomew
Donald's Cleuch a cul de sac Groome
Fruid Water affluent Bartholomew
Gameshope Loch Bartholomew
Giant's Stone standing stone Bartholomew
Giant's Stone a standing-stone Groome
Harestane or Hearthstane Burn a rivulet Groome
Hawkshaw stream Bartholomew
Hearthstane Burn right affluent Bartholomew
Menzion Burn right affluent Bartholomew
Menzion Burn a rivulet Groome
Oliver Castle an ancient baronial fortalice Groome
Oliver Castle ancient fortalice Bartholomew
Polmood Burn Bartholomew
Talla Water a troutful rivulet Groome
Talla Water Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Crook 1 2
Drumelzier 1 2
Kilbucho 0 1
Culter 0 2
Broughton 0 3
Lamington 0 3
Symington 0 2
Biggar 0 3
Skirling 0 2
Crawford 2 2
Stobo 0 2
Wiston 0 3
Roberton 0 2
Abington 0 2
Manor 0 2
Lyne 0 3
Kirkurd 0 2
Moffat 3 2
Elsrickle 0 2
Covington 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Tweedsmuir. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
TWEEDSMUIR John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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