522 D. MILNE HOME ON HIGH-WATER MARKS ON THE 
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Above 
Name of Place. zor ae Remarks. 
Level. 
17. Bank opposite to Norham| 49 | 68 17. The different flats and slopes here will be best — 
Castle (north side), understood by the following outline :— 
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R being the river, for about 100 yards there 
is a flat which rises slowly to a bank at a, the 
base of which is 21 feet above the river,—pro- 
bably the highest flood-line of the present 
river. 
Ate the 50 feet O.S. contour crosses about 
31 feet above the river, and about 147 yards 
from it. 
At d the height above the river is about 
40 feet, and at e¢ 49 feet, at a distance of 252 
yards from the river. This cliff is also 
visible at Frockham, about half a mile to east- 
ward. 
The bank, e f, is about 45 feet in height, 
making the highest flat 94 feet above the river, 
and 115 feet above the sea. 
18. Norham village (south side), 40 18. The church and oldest part of the village have 
been built on a kaim of gravel and sand, lying 
E. and W., nearly parallel with the river. The 
ridge of this kaim is about 28 feet above the 
river. 
The base of the old river bank is from 35 to 
45 feet above the river, and half a mile distant 
from the river. 
19. Ladykirk and Milne Graden 19. There are faint traces of a bank, with a flat 
(north side), from it, in the policies of these places, 
about 40 feet above the river, running 
considerably above the 50 feet O.S. contour 
line. 
20. River Till, at its junction with | 374 | 70 20. On the west side, the lowest water-line is 15 feet 
Tweed on west bank, above the stream; but there is on the east side 
a flat haugh 20 feet above the stream. Between 
Twizel bridge and Twizel mill, the haugh land 
is 18 feet above the stream. At the mouth of 
the river, on the west side, there is a higher 
flat 374 feet above the river, bounded by a 
sloping bank which goes up to another flat 67 
feet above the river. A water-line at this last 
level is also faintly indicated on the north bank — 
of the Tweed opposite. 
21. Haugh land opposite to Lennel | 34 21. The haugh land here is bounded by a bank, the 
Churchyard (south side), base of which is about 34 feet above river. 

