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which the company started in two brakes, brought from 

 Canonbie in the preceding evening, for Upper Liddesdale. 



I shall now follow closely Mr Wilson's indications, which he 

 drew up for the Club s use, interpolating here and there a few 

 additional remarks. 



Newcastleton is more commonly known as Copshawholm, its 

 original name, in contradistinction to Old Castleton, now 

 compai'atively effete, except that it continues to be the site of 

 the parish church. Mr Wilson takes Copshaw to be derived 

 from Eipp a hill, and shaw a wood ; I would rather say that it 

 had been a coppice once, a brush-wood ; holm is a common term 

 here for a bit of level ground on the banks of a river. In the 

 upper reaches of the valley, the people speak of going to the 

 holm, when speaking of proceeding to their capital. They speak 

 of "Liddesdale Dews," and " Castleton Clogs," and impudently 

 ask visitors from the town, where do you come from? The 

 expected answer is "Castleton." " Then where are your clogs ?" 

 is the forthcoming reproach. This little bit of folk-lore was 

 picked up at the base of Peel Fell. 



The village, continues Mr Wilson, consists of a long street 

 having at regular intervals, three spacious squares from each 

 corner of which run short streets at right angles to the main 

 street. A handsome Mission Church in connection with the 

 Established Church, stands near the Railway Station, which 

 was opened in 1889. The other places of worship are the 

 U. P., Free, and E. U. Churches. There are two lending 

 Libraries and two Hotels. 



The village occupies the site of the farm of Park. 



" Johne of the Parke 

 Ryps kist and ark, 

 For all sic wark 

 He is rycht meit." 



Maitland's Coinplaynt. 



Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, in virtue of his office 

 as Lieutenant of the Scottish Marches, in an expedition against 

 the Armstrongs on the West Border, where he was accompanied 

 by the Laird of Drumlamrig, the warden of that March, was 

 twice defeated by the banditti under John Elliot of the Park. 

 (See Ridpath's Bord. Hist., p. 584, foot note). One of our 

 poetical members identifies him with " Little Jock Elliot ; " but 



