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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRTLE WATER | Kirtle Water Kirtle Water Kirtle Water |
Fullartons Imperial Gazetteer Johnstones County Map Blackwoods County Map |
052; 058; 063 | [situation] On the Wn. [Western] Parish Boundary A considerable Stream having its source on the Estate of Kirtletown in the parish of Middlebie, it forms for a considerable distance the boundary of this parish with Middlebie, Annan & Dornoch, it flows into the Solway Firth. |
| FAIR HELEN'S THORN | Fair Helen's Thorn Fair Helen's Thorn Fair Helen's Thorn Fair Helen's Thorn |
Sir John Maxwell Springkell Mr Chesney Greive Mr R Rome Newtown Sir John Maxwell Bart. [Baronet] |
058 | [situation] A few chains South of Kirkconnel Church A thorn bush on the side of Kirtle where Fair Helen fell when shot by Bell of Blackethouse, when she was walking with her lover on Kirkconel Lea but Sir John Maxwell thinks that she fell near the Cross before described. |
| Site of KIRKCONNEL | Kirkconnell Site of Kirkconnell Site of Kirkconnell |
Sir John Maxwell Springkell Mr Chesney Greive [----] Bell Burnfoot Cottage |
058 | [situation] 8 chains NW. [North West] of Springkell This site is near the present Mansion of Springkell, but no Stone remains to mark the place, although Sir John Maxwell recollected some of the ruins standing. Formerly a Mansion house belonging to the family Irving Reported to be the Site of a village also |
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[page] 38Parish of Kirkpatrick Fleming Plan 58.2 Trace 1
[signed] Charles J Fearnside S.R.E [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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