Moles Mill Braes - where on earth???

[claireandsi]

Is there anyone out there who can tell me where Moles Mill Braes or Wester Fireburn are/were?

All I know is that they are in the parish of Eccles, Berwickshire, but I would like to pin them down a bit more precisely if I can.

Thanks

Claire

[Little Nell]

Hi Claire,

Don't know about Moles Mill Braes, but there is a Fireburnmill on the river Tweed just west of Coldstream.  And a bit further west is Wester Fireburnmill! 

Nell

[claireandsi]

Thanks for that Little Nell. 

I had found Fireburnmill on a map, but hadn't been able to find Wester Fireburn - about how far is it from Fireburnmill?

Moles Mill Braes sounds a bit like a local name - it isn't essential to my research, but it is where my gt gt gt uncle died (actually hanged himself  ) and I was wondering if it was a very remote spot (I know the area a little bit, and I suppose most places are quite remote...). 

Again, thanks for your help - I think I may just go and focus on something a little more cheery for a while

Claire

[terry h]

Hi Claire
 I went through the 1881 census discs looking for Wester Fireburnmill Eccles I came up with 2 families living there. It is in enum dist 2. I looked at all the other places that were in dist 2, Birgham was one of them.
I am attaching a map that shows the approx area for enum dist 2 in green and fireburnmill in pink. Pretty close, so at least it will give you and idea of the area.

Terry

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

Evening all

I had a look at the genuki gazetteer but Moles Mill Braes isn't listed.

It sounds like it could be the name of a farmstead that has long since gone, Fireburn Mill is still around, but you could almost pass it without noticing, just a couple of houses set back on  the A697 nr Coldstream at the junction towards Birgham and Kelso.

Berwickshire listings at
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/BEW/gazetteer/index.html

Roxburghshire listings at
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ROX/gazetteer/index.html

[Little Nell]

about how far is it from Fireburnmill?

It was situated where the A698 meets the Tweed to the west of Coldstream. No buildings marked there now.   

Nell

[Beckey]

Hi,
As a matter of interest, a short distance from Fireburn Mill on the other side of the River is a place called Gallows Hill about a mile from Wark.

[claireandsi]

Thankyou all for helping to satisfy my curiosity.  At least I have pinned it down to a smaller area.  I can't help wondering what caused him to kill himself, but some things will always be a mystery, I guess

Beckey - Gallows Hill is a bit of a of a gruesome coincidence, don't you think!!

Claire

[Bryden]

Is there anyone out there who can tell me where Moles Mill Braes or Wester Fireburn are/were?

All I know is that they are in the parish of Eccles, Berwickshire, but I would like to pin them down a bit more precisely if I can.

Thanks

Claire

Hi Claire, This is uncanny. I am doing a project on a family in Coldstream and I'd like to PM you about your great, great, great uncle because I think he turned up in the course of my research.