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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK BURN | Black Burn Black Burn Black Burn |
Mr Strachan Overhill Mr W Mennie, Keltswell Mr J. Yeates, Teacher, Sauchenloan |
035 | A small burn rising out of a moss near Lochend, and flowing in an Easterly direction. It divides the parishes of Rayne and Auchterless for a considerable distance. |
| KELTS WELL | Kelts Well Kelts Well Kelts Well |
Mr W. Mennie Mr J Yeates Mr Strachan |
035 | A fine large Spring situated about 10 chains East of the farmsteading, and about 6 Chains South of the Black Burn. |
| KELTSWELL | Keltswell Keltswell Keltswell |
Mr W. Mennie Tenant Mr J. Yeates Mr Strachan |
035 | An ordinary farmsteading with offices attached, property of William Leslie Esqr. Warthill. The farm takes the name from a very large spring a little East of it. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 5Parish of Rayne
Kelt. Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.
Kelt. A salmon that has been spawning. A foul fish.
To Kelter. To move in an undulating manner. Often applied to the stomach as expressive of the great nausea
felt before puking. To tilt-up; as a balance is said to kelter, when the one end of the beam mounts suddenly
upwards; or when a cart, in the act of unyoking, escapes from the hold, so that the shafts get too far up. (Jamieson)
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Kate51- Moderator, hastingleigh, Fiona
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