Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Girthgate

Girthgate, an ancient bridle-road in Roxburghshire and Edinburghshire, leading northward from Old Melrose up the vale of Allen Water and over the moors to the ancient hospice of Soutra. Traces of it still exist.—Ord. Sur., sh. 25, 33, 1865-63.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an ancient bridle-road"   (ADL Feature Type: "roadways")
Administrative units: Midlothian ScoCnty       Roxburghshire ScoCnty

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