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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
LITTLE THAIRN Little Thairn F. C. Roy Esq. Nenthorn
James Allan. Nenthorn
Mr. Virtue, Schoolmaster
Chalmers Caledonia
New Statistical Account.
031.02 A much smaller feature than Muckle Thairn, but of a similar appearance; on the North bank of the Eden, a Short distance to the East of Muckle Thairn, & about half a mile South of Girrick.
Respecting these Rocks. Chalmers in his Caledonia Vol [Volume] II. P. [Page] 389. States the
following. "And there are on the banks of the Eden, within this parish,
"two remarkable Rocks, which are Known as the Muckle Thairn, and
the Little Thairn, which a willing mind may connect with the name of the District."
The New Statistical Account in page 215
contains the following. "Nenthorn was anciently called Naithansthirn; a word which the writer of the former Statistical Account derives from some remarkable Thorn Trees, formerly existing in the parish. It has a more probable Connection with two singular rangesRespecting these Rocks. Chalmers in his Caledonia Vol [Volume] II. P. [Page] 389. States the following. "And there are on the banks of the Eden, within this parish, "two remarkable Rocks, which are Known as the Muckle Thairn, and the Little Thairn, which a willing mind may connect with the name of the District."
The New Statistical Account in page 215
contains the following. "Nenthorn was anciently called Naithansthirn;
a word which the writer of the former Statistical Account derives from some remarkable Thorn Trees, formerly existing in the parish. It has a more probable Connection with two singular ranges [Continued on Page 30]

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Parish of Nenthorn -- W. Beatty.

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