Archaeology Notes

Event ID 713939

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT42NW 34 4357 2959

Tibby Tamson's Grave: A woman of that name, who committed suicide in Selkirk, was buried here according to custom, this being the point where the common lands of Selkirk are joined by the estates of Bowhill and Philiphaugh. A crude stone, carved I H / I THOMSON / FS 1790, marks the spot.

Name Book 1858