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dean used to officiate " there. The Gauffre or wafer-iron of this 

 chapel has been preserved,and will be figured if practicable. The 

 documentary references to Ohapelhill appear to relate chiefly to the 

 lands. See Wilson's Memories of Hawick, p. 117, Valuation 1627. 

 "Chapelhill pays in stok and teynd 15 ; estimate in stock to 8, 

 in teynd 2, and vicarage 3 lbs." In the "Red Book" of the 

 "Scotts of Buccleuch," (i. p. 247) it is named as part of the 

 land included in the marriage contract of Walter, first Earl of 

 Buccleuch with Lady Mary Hay, daughter of Francis, Earl of 

 Erroll, dated 11th and 15th Oct. 1616. 



The company were delighted with the extensive prospect, 

 which the central situation, not so much as the elevation of this 

 hill displayed. Here there was at once within compass the 

 entire sweep of the Liddesdale hills, besides other more distant 

 ranges of Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Peeblesshire,Berwickshire, 

 Dumfrieshire, and Northumberland. Behind and nearest, sur- 

 mounting the rolling green country intervening, were the two 

 highest summits of the Eildons. Then was caught the line of 

 the Kyloe, Hazelrigg, Lyham, Chillingham, Hebburn, and 

 Bewick hills, passing across to the Cheviots which appeared very 

 much withdrawn and remote. Dunion and Ruberslaw, by their 

 bulk, hid both lesser and farther off eminences in that direction. 



There was a massing of blue heights around Carter Fell. 

 Nearer in shadow were Bonchester and the boundary slopes of 

 Rule Water, with a green shimmer on their sunward faces. 

 Windburgh was barely visible, but the Maiden Paps are always 

 prominent. Penchrise Pen fronted us with its rugged and 

 terraced summit. In the distance were Greatmore and its cairn. 

 Leap Hill was doubtful. Caldcleugh Fell is a long stately 

 looking hill, with its back seamed with deep shaded cleughs. 

 The Priest-haugh Swire intervenes between it and Skelf-hill 

 Pen, also a lengthy hill, with a blue tinge, possibly from 

 heather. Tudhope Fell was doubtful, but of the Wisp and still 

 more remote Pyket Law we obtained lively impressions. Then 

 came Chaos. We plunged into a congeries of rolling hills — 

 hills of Selkirkshire, hills above Moffat, hills of Peeblesshire. 

 Broadlaw near the origin of the Tweed, was distinguished above 

 all others by its vast bulk, and its freedom from neighboui'ing 

 aspirants. 



" The sovran of Tweed's hills ! Cheat browed, remote, 

 Familiar with all winds and wreathing- mists-, 

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