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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NINE ANCIENT THORN TREES (Supposed site of) | Nine Ancient Thorn Trees (Supposed site of) | F. L. Roy Esq. Nenthorn James Allan, Nenthorn Mr. Virtue, Schoolmaster |
031.02 | Within the grounds of Nenthorn House is a faint track of a fence. visible, which once formed part of the boundary of the estate. It extends in the form of an arc, a short distance towards the North of the present mansion, & is supposed by tradition to be the site of the "Nine Thorns" or Thorn trees, from which it is said the parish has received its name. The New Statistical Account in page 215. contains the following. "Nenthorn was anciently called Naithansthairn, a word which the writer of the former Statistical Account derives from some remarkable Thorn Trees, formerly existing in the parish." Chalmers Caledonia Vol [Volume] ii. P. [Page] 389. States the following. "The name of the parish of Nenthorn is obviously a Corruption of the ancient appellation which, in the charters of the 12th 13th & 14th Centuries, is written Naythansthirn. The prefix is unquestionably the name of a person; & the termination [Continued on Page 32] |
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[Page] 31Parish of Nenthorn -- W. Beatty.
Nine Ancient Thorn Trees [Note] There does not deem to me sufficient authority for menting these trees on the Plan. They will be erased, when the plans are returned to this office. WB.
Lt. [Lieutenant] Scott R.E [Royal Engineers]
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