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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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Inchmahome & Priory, Continued | [Continued from page 45] "and the other on the west and occupied by the gardens of the Earls of Monteith. These indeed are still distinguishable by a piece of neutral ground or common road from north to south, and having a rude stone wall on either side. |
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NUN'S HILL | Nun's Hill Nun's Hill Nun's Hill Nun's Hill Nun's Hill |
Mr Weir Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Turner Mr McNevin Hugh Graham Priory of Inchmahome |
130 | In the part occupied by the Earls of Monteith at the end, stands (a small knoll) the Nuns' Hill as it is called, though for what reason cannot be conjectured, for the name is the only symptom of a Nunnery in the Island." New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] |
QUEEN MARY'S BOWER | Queen Mary's Bower Queen Mary's Bower Queen Mary's Bower |
Mr Weir Hugh Graham The Rev Dr [Reverend Doctor] Turner & Priory of Inchmahome |
130 | A small oval shaped space grown over with boxwood and a thorn tree in centre, and enclosed round with a paling. The authorities say that it is handed down by tradition, that the youthful Princess Mary had often amused herself here, hence the name. |
ARNMACH | Arnmach Arnmach Arnmach Arnmack |
The Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Turner Gilbert Rennie Hugh Graham Priory of Inchmahome |
130 | A wooded peninsula situated on the South Side of the Lake of Monteith |
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