Abbreviations
Historical spellings are taken from a wide range of sources, which are identified within the individual place-name record. You will also see abbreviations for the main languages found in Berwickshire place-names, as follows:
Br = Brittonic
Fr = French
G = Gaelic
La = Latin
OE = Old English
ON = Old Norse
Sc = Scots
SSE = Scottish Standard English
In addition, place-name elements that comprise existing names are designated as follows:
en = existing place-name
pn = personal name (including first names and surnames)
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Hardy, James, 1882–84, ‘On the ancient cross at Crosshall, in the parish of Eccles, Berwickshire’, History of the Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club 10, 366–72.
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SHR: Scottish Historical Review
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