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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURT KNOWES | Court Knowe's Court Knowes Court Knowes Court Knowes Court Knowes |
- William Walker Esqr. Mr. Robert Smith Mr. William Galloway Revd. [Reverend] William Gilchrist E. M. [Established Minister] |
053 | A Rocky Hill formed of Several Rocky Knowes rising one above another the face of which are nealy perpendicular and cliffy and appears quite prominent at a distance the rocks is of a whinstone nature - the property of Hone. [Honourable] Colonel Cathcart |
| SLOWN'S CAIRN | Slown's Cairn Slown's Cairn Slowns Cairn Slowns Cairn Slowns Cairn |
- William Walker Esqr. Mr. Robert Smith Mr. William Galloway Revd. [Reverend] William Gilchrist |
053 | A portion of a nameless Rocky Hill. It with Court Knowes Windy Standard and other nameless portions form a high prominent Rocky hill extending from Genmuick Craig and Mossdale Craig in an easterly direction to the County Boundary where it terminates, it is by far the highest range, in the parish I have made [of] inquiries regarding getting a name for the white hill but failed - it has no particular name - there are a number of Small Stone piles along the march between Mossdale & Glenmuick farms which runs over this hill, from these Shepherd's Piles it gets the word Cairn there is no Cairn on the the hill with exception of those piles which [are] often called Cairns through the County by its Shepherds |
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