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Sheet 51 Plan 11 Parish of Elsdon

< List of Names
as written on the Plan		 Various modes of
Spelling the same Names		 Authority for those modes of
Spelling		 Situation Descriptive Remarks, or other
General Observations
which may be considered of Interest		 >
Elishaw Common Elishaw Common Edward Lawson Esq About 50 chains N A small portion of rough Moor land
Elishaw Common Mr Snaith of Blakehope in the occupation of Mr Anderson
Elishaw Common Mr Anderson The Duke of Northumberland is Lord of the Manor
Tumulus Tumulus McLaughlins Plan of Watling Street About 37 chains SE A small natural elevation on which there are slight
Tumulus Mr Coulson of Blakehope traces of a circular mound supposed said by Mr McLaughlin
Tumulus Whelan’s History of Northumberland to be a tumulus but what in reality appears to be nothing
but the site of an old sheep fold there are numerous objects
similar to this scattered all over the country
Tumuli Tumuli McLaughlins Plan of Watling Street About 40 chains SE These very slight elevations supposed by Mr McLaughlin
Tumuli Mr Coulson of Blakehope to be Tumuli. These objects also appear to be the site of
Tumuli Whelan’s History These Tumuli are supposed old sheep folds. The authority consulted is the only
to be some of those mentioned one that can be obtained for the appearance of these
by different Historians objects on the trace
as scattered over the
adjacent fields to the
ground on which
the Battle of Otterburn
was fought & that
they are the only
objects of that description
now left undisturbed
by the plough &c
Edw. Gillespie
Sapper Royal Engineers
OS34/364/55

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