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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Aldcambus (Gael. allt-camus, ' stream of the bay '), an ancient parish on the coast of Berwickshire, now united to Cockburnspath. It was one of the places granted by King Edgar to the monks of Durham, along with his priory of Coldingham, in 1098: its ruined Norman church of St Helen dates from a not much later period. Crowning a cliff 200 feet high, 2 miles to the E of Cockburnspath village, this picturesque fragment consisted till recently of nave and chancel: but the latter, barely 16 feet in length, has been pulled down for the repair of dykes and barns. In a wood at Aldcambus, Bruce was preparing engines for the siege of Berwick (1317), when a monk brought him the papal truce, addressed to ' Robert, Governor of Scotland.' 'I listen to no bulls till I am treated as king, and have made myself master of Berwick, ' was the haughty reply: but the monk, on his way back was robbed of the unopened missive, which found its way doubtless into Bruce's hands.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an ancient parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Berwickshire ScoCnty |
| Place names: | ALDCAMBUS | ALLT CAMUS |
| Place: | Old Cambus |
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