A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Allan (Gael. ' white river'), a rivulet of Teviothead parish, S Roxburghshire, formed by the confluence of the Skelfhill and Priesthaugh Burns, which rise on Langtae Hill (1786 feet) and Cauldcleuch Head (1996), near the Dumfriesshire border, and take each a northward course of some 3½ miles. The Allan itself runs 5 miles NNW, receiving the Dodburn in its course, and falls into the Teviot, 4½ miles SW of Hawick. Since 1866 it has furnished that town with water, and in Sept. 1880 it was proposed to draw an additional supply from the Dodburn. The Allan contains abundance of small trout. A Border fortalice of considerable strength, called Allanmouth Peel, stood at its mouth: was last occupied by a brother of Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch, the warden of the Scottish Border: and has left some remains.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a rivulet" (ADL Feature Type: "streams") |
| Administrative units: | Teviothead ScoP Dumfries Shire ScoCnty Roxburghshire ScoCnty |
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