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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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KILN BURN | Kiln Burn Kiln Burn Kiln Burn |
Property Map William McMichael Nether Westland George Muir, Nether Cairn |
042 | A small burn rising 12 chains S.W. [South West] of Nether Cairn farm house, and flowing northwards into the river Nith |
MARTYRS' MONUMENT (Corson & Hair) | Martyr's Monument (Corson and Hair) |
Monument George Muir, Nether Cairn Thomas Hamilton, Polshill |
042 | A small tablet, surrounded by an iron railing, erected in memory of two men named Corson and Hair who are said to have been shot near this spot by Claverhouse's dragoons "for their adherence to divine truth" - They were Covenanters |
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116 [page][initialled] J.C.G. [under both entries]
Transcriber's notes
In Description of Martyrs' Monument: 'tablet' could be 'table'.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
VickiColeman
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