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devotion. Those of maturer age, many of whom brought 

 lighted lamps to illuminate the chapel, spent the evening 

 in vigil and prayer within the walls, while the young 

 indulged in religious dances and exercises without. Of the 

 miracles said to have been done here about this time, an 

 account may be read in Reginald's Libellus de Admirandis 

 Beati Cuthberti Virtutibus (pp. 284-289). As local anti- 

 quarians think, this building was not improbably identical with 

 the chapel which stood on the slope of the hill within 300 

 yards of Cog's Mill on Slitrig. The foundations only of 

 this edifice can now be traced amidst the clump of trees. 

 Many of the stones were taken to build the neighbouring 

 onstead. Some of these show ornamental work ; and in the 

 possession of the farmer there is a small flat stone upon 

 which is chiselled a bishop's crozier. What purpose this stone 

 had served is unknown. 



Early in the twelfth century Thor Longus erected a church 

 in honour of St. Cuthbert at Ednam, and endowed it with 

 a ploughgate of land. Among the Border hills, also, there 

 are associations with his name. Before the year 670 Oswy, 

 King of Northumbria, and some English nobles "gave to 

 St. Cuthbert all the land which lies near the river Bolbenda, 

 with these villages — (1) Suggariple, (2) Hesterhoh, (3) Gista- 

 tatun, (4) Waquirton, (5) Cliftun, (6) Scerbedle, (7) Colwela, 

 (8) Elterburna, (9) Thorburnum, (10) Scocadun, (11) Gathan, 

 and (12) Minethrum." ' "Bolbenda" is the river Bowmont; 

 the following may throw some light upon the names of the 

 villages : — (l) perhaps Sourhope, or some place in its vicinity; 

 (2) Hosterhaugh, or Steeroch, is the name of the hill near 

 Kirk Yetholm; (3) ? Gateshaw ; (4) ? Whitton ; (5) Clifton, 

 on Bowmont; (6) obviously a mistake for Merebedle — "the 

 village on the lake" — now Morebattle ; (7) ? Colwell, locality 

 unknown ; (8) Halterburn ; (9) ? Troughburn, on a tributary 

 of the College, or Thornington, East of Mindrum; (10) 

 Shotton, two miles from Yetholm; (11) doubtless Yetholm; 

 (12) Mindrum. More definite information is totally wanting 

 regarding some of these places. 



^ Symeon of Durham's Works. I give all names as they are spelt in 

 my authorities. 



