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Parish of Kirknewton
Sheet 24 C. Part 9.

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The Cheviot The Cheviot Mr John Oliver on Sheet This is the principleal mountain of
or Cheviot Mr Wm Henderson 24. C the extensive range, known as the
Estate Maps (3) Cheviot Hills, on the borders between
Directory &c. &c. Enland & Scotland. It is a lofty mountain
over 2600 ft in altitude, its sides are
covered with rough rocky pasturage, and
it is covered, as it were, with a soft
spongy moss which retains much water,
and which, in several parts is laid open
by the weather, thereby exposing a layer of
Peat Moss – between it and the rock.
A very extensive view is obtained from the
top of Cheviot into Cumberland, Roxburgh,
& Berwick Counties, with a long range of
Coast to the E. where Ships can be
seen in fine clear weather with the
naked eye.
The following streams have their
sources on the top of Cheviot Viz:
College Burn, Bazzle Burn, Bellyside
Burn – and on the E brow rises Lambden
Burn, and S side rises Harthope Burn.
Robt Young
Corporal Royal Engineers

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