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Roxburgh
Roxburgh Parish is situated towards the north east of the County of the same name and is bounded on the north-west by the Parish of Makerstoun on the north-east by the Parish of Kelso, on the south by the Parishes of Eckford and Crailing and and on the west by the Parishes of Ancrum and Maxton. The parish includes the village of Heiton and the manor of Fairnington.
Once a royal burgh; in the Middle Ages it rivalled Edinburgh, Stirling, Perth, or Berwick-upon-Tweed in importance and as as royal residence of David I it could have been considered the Capital of Scotland. It occupies an easily defensible site between the Rivers Tweed and Teviot and remains of the Roxburgh Castle can still be seen on a mound opposite Floors Castle. This part of the medeival parish of Roxburgh is now incorporated into the Parish of Kelso.
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Volumes available for consultation within our Archive
The High Toun on The Hill by Ian Abernethy.
The Churches and Graveyards of Roxburghshire by Dr. G. A. C. Binnie 2001.
Rutherford's Southern Counties Register and Directory 1867.
County Directory of Scotland 1912 - Borders Towns and Villages.
Roxburghshire 3rd. Statistical Account Vol 28 by John Herdman.
CD-ROM Pigot's 1837 Directory of Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
CD-ROM Land Ownership Commission Report 1872 -1873.
Magazine Articles
Please note that the heading Author includes persons who have compiled or transcribed records; and that the topics indexed, and the synopses are subjective opinions. See the Sales List to buy copies of the magazines containing articles in which you're interested.
Title
Synopsis
Size Description
Issue No
Author
Letters of Slains 1569--A family puzzle
An intriguing tale of death and complaint in 1569.
2 pages or more
12
Jean Smithers
Map of Roxburgh from Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1921-1923 or One-inch to the mile, Popular edition, Scotland, 1920-1930 by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland. Use the control at the top left of the map to zoom in or out and drag the map left, right, up, or down as you wish.
20 Most Common Surnames
The 20 most common surnames on gravestones recorded by us in the Roxburgh monumental inscriptions volume are (number of gravestones in brackets): SCOTT (21), HOPE (18), LAIDLAW (13), HENDERSON (13), HOGG (12), TURNBULL (12), KERR (10), ROBERTON (10), RICHARDSON (9), ROBSON (8), BROWN (8), BELL (8), JOHNSTONE (8), ARMSTRONG (7), HAY (7), TAIT (7), WALKER (7), GRAY (7), SMITH (7), RUTHERFORD (6).
Other sources
Auld Roxburgh from former times to the Golden Jubilee 2002.
The Statistical Accounts of Scotland compiled initially between 1791 and 1799, with a subsequent edition between 1834 and 1845 are a valuable record of the geography, history, economy, people and customs recorded by local ministers. You'll need to search for the parish name.
Two Centuries of Borders Church Life by J Tait Kelso 1891.
