Walter LAIDLAW [32390]

  General Notes:

Miltoun-mill, Hundleshope and Hall-yards Peebleshire belonged to Walter Laidlaw Esq.

406 HISTORY OF PEEBLESSHIRE.
. . . . . By way of recommendation, it is added : ' There are several thousands of thriving young Planting, and a little Bush of natural Elder, a good part thereof being fit for cutting, and plenty of Peat.'
With these amenities, Hundleshope hung in the market until 1748, when it was sold to 'Walter Laidlaw, tenant in Wood-
houselee,' with whose family it remained till his death, 1783 ; three years after which event, the estate was again advertised for sale.
It is then said to consist of the farm of Hundleshope, 200 acres arable, and 2000 of excellent sheep-pasture ; Bellanridge, a farm
of 200 Scots acres ; and Hallyards, on which there is a convenient house, a good garden, and a pigeon-house, along with the Mill- town, mill, and parks free rent of the whole about 250.
Nothing is said about peats, that kind of fuel being now that kind of fuel being now abandoned, and coal having come into use.
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Walter married.