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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
THIEF'S WELL Thief's Well Mr John Mathieson, Backburn
Mr Horne, Corncattrach
Mr Alexander Hall Glennieston
034 This name applies to a Spring of fine water which, along with a few more near it, forms the source of the Glen Burn.
GLEN BURN Glen Burn Mr John Mathieson, Backburn
Mr Horne, Corncattrach
Mr Alexander Hall Glennieston
034 The source of this burn is the water from the Thief's Well and a few springs near it its course is Westerly, and after a short course it changes its name to "Backburn."
DOMINIE'S CAIRN Dominie's Cairn Mr John Mathieson, Backburn
Mr Horne, Corncattrach
Mr Alexander Hall Glennieston
034 This Cairn marks the spot where a parish schoolmaster of Gartly, perished in the snow, in the spring of 1816

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