Hello Margaret Have you tried the GENUKI Gazetteer? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/#Gazetteers Buccleuch appears to be in Selkirkshire, Scotland. There is a place called "Ridsdale" in Northumberland, England - which, of course, is near the Scottish border. Best wishes, Frances ------- original message >Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 14:00:25 EDT >From: RFinnigan@aol.com >To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: BUCCLEUCH ESTATES ?? > > In researching my family RIDSDALE I found the name mentioned in "The Great >Historic Families of Scotland on page 188,The Scotts of BUCCLEUCH, page 212. >The time period is 1643 quote" The same Symon Armstrong, and his partners, >did steal out of Rukin in RIDSDALE, fourscore of sheep. > >Would someone know what "out of Rukin in Ridsdale" meant.? Also where would >these places/? be located in Scotland? > >Margaret Ridsdale > >______________________________ >------------------------------