Plenderleith
Burgh (Medieval)(Possible), Village (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Plenderleith
Classification Burgh (Medieval)(Possible), Village (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Prenderleith
Canmore ID 58159
Site Number NT71SW 24
NGR NT 740 118
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/58159
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Oxnam
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT71SW 24 740 118.
A farm house is all that remains of the ancient village of Plenderleith, which stood near the source of the Oxnam Water. (Plenderleith Farm: NT 740 118)
Orig Paroch Scot 1851.
(This is probably a reference to the farmstead at NT71SW 20, the only example located in the area. A significant proportion of the ground around Plenderleith shows traces of rig and furrow, although this is not uncommon in the locality.)
'Robert I granted to William Wishart in 1328 x 1329 that he should hold his lands of Prenderleith {sic} (formerly held of the earl of Angus) of the crown, and should hold the villa of Prenderleith in liberum burgum. It may be doubted whether the burgh had a real existence.'
G S Pryde 1965.
