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Parish of Ford
Sheet 14-1 Trace

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Flodden Quarry Flodden Quarry Mr Thomas On Sheet A large Whinstone quarry near the
Mr Glendinning 14.1 top of Flodden Hill, the stone is
Mr Broomfield of a small pliable nature and
is used for McAdamising the roads
for which purpose it is excellently
adapted, requiring little work from
the hammer
Camp Camp (site of) Revd Robert Jones Branxton On Sheet On the summit of Flodden Hill, the
(Remains of) (Remains of) Account of the battle of Flodden 14.1 remains of an old Camp is still
Mr Glendinning Farmer visible, said to have been thrown
up by the Scots in 1523 to form an entrenched
position which they were compelled
to abandon, when the English made
a movement which partially cut off
their communication with Scotland
Blinkbonny Blinkbonny Mr Thomas Ford Castle On Sheet A small farm House and
Mr Glendinning Servant 14.1 steading, belonging to the March-
Northumberland Directory ioness of Waterford and Tenanted
by Mr Glendinning, it is situated
close to the road from Ford to
Branxton Moor and half a
mile north from Flodden Hill
William Boyd Civil Assistant

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