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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALGRAY MILL (Corn) | Balgray Mill | Mr Craig Factor to the Earl of Glasgow Johnstons County Map The Earl of Glasgows Estate Map |
013 | A Corn mill & Farm house occupied by Mr Robert Orr the property of the Earl of Glasgow. |
| POKELLY HALL | Pokelly Hall Pokelly Hall Pokelly Hall Pokelly-Hall |
Mr Craig Factor to the Earl of Glasgow Johnstons County Map The Earl of Glasgows Estate Map Patersons History. |
013 | A Farm house occupied by Mr William Craig the property of the Earl of Glasgow it stands a little to the North of the old Tower mentioned as Pothelly Hall in the old Statistical account |
| Site of POKELLY CASTLE | Pokelly Castle (supposed Site of) |
Johnstons County Map Mr Craig Factor to the Earl of Glasgow Mr John Kirkland Fenwick |
013 | This is the Pothelly hall mentioned in the old Stat. Act. [Statistical Account] It stood in a field to the South of the present farm house, the foundation was dug out some years since & the stones applied to the making of a car Road for the adjoining Farms. The Hawthorn tree referred to in the old Stat.act. [Statistical Account] stood on the farm of Damhead, but was cut down some 40 years ago. - |
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[Page] 24'At some distance from King's Well stood Pathelly Hall (Pathelly
Hall is probably a a popular mistake for Polkelly. Patersons History) a baronial residence
of the Cochranes, at that time a plan of some importance, but of which there is now
hardly a vestige." Hither one of the Jameses was proceeding to administer justice on
occasion of Some feud or foray." After a long ride over some difficult ground. " "His Majesty had
acquired an appetite too sharp to be compatible with comfort. He was obliged therefore to alight
at the nearest house, which happened to be a peasant's cottage. The gudewife supplied him with very
homely cheer." He was proceeding to depart, when the good woman told him her husband was one of the prisoners
whose trial had been the main object of his journey, that he surely would have the heart to hang a man after
having eat his breakfast sitting in his armchair. This appeal the rules of hospitality rendered *
* irresistable. When he reached Pothelly Hall, he singled out the
husband of his hostess, lectured him on the impropriety of his
conduct, and dismissed him, with an admonishment to be a
better bairn. He next commenced his investigation and found 18
of the prisoners guilty, hung them forthwith on a hawthorn, which
is still pointed out, and displays obvious marks of
great antiquity." Patersons History - taken from
the old Statistical Acct. [Account]
'The Hawthorn Tree has been destroyed
Some 40 years ago.
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