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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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HAWKHEAD | HawKhead HawKhead HawKhead |
Earl of Glasgow Mr Ballingall Factor Valuation Roll |
012.07 | A Superior residence having Wood and Ornamental ground attached the property of And Occupied by the Earl of Glasgow. |
ROCKS PLANTATION | RocKs Plantation RocKs Plantation RocKs Plantation |
Mr John Wilson Thomas Robinson GameKeeper William Jones |
012.07 | A narrow belt of Mixed Wood extending Southward from Bull Wood to Near the TurnpiKe Road between Paisley And Barrhead. The plantation is named from the ledges of rocKs therein. |
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[Page] 120County of Renfrew -- Parish of Abbey
Hawkhead entry: "Hawkhead, situated between Blackhall and Crookston, came into the possession of the family of Ross in the latter end of the 14th Century." "This house in 1700 was an irregular site built in the form of a court and consisting of a large old tower, with some lower buildings added in the reign of Charles I," Orig. Par. Scotiae [Origines Parochiales Scotiae]. The Earl of Glasgow states that the building in its present state, dates from 1700. N.H.
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