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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY KNOWE | Spy Knowe Spy Knowe Spy Knowe Spy Knowe Spy Knowe Spy Knowe |
- Estate Map 1846 Estate Map 1842 Mr James Macadam Mr George Hendrie John Walker |
A small conical [hill.] This name is given to it [from] the circumstance of its [affording] an excellent propsect | |
| THE YEW TREE | The Yew Tree The Yew Tree The Yew Tree |
Estate Map 1842 Estate Map 1846 John Walker |
046 | A wide-spreading [Yew] tree, evidently of great [age] situated near the top of [Keirs] Glen. It is said that [the] Scotch hero Wallace concealed himself in the tree when he had been [ejected] out of Keir's Castle |
| UPPER BROOM KNOWE | Upper Broom Knowe Upper Broom Knowe Upper Broom Knowe |
Estate Map 1842 John Walker Thomas E Macfadyen |
046 | A small [green] knoll. The furze which [grows] upon it & originated the [name] has been partly removed |
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[Page] 18Ph. [Parish] of Straiton
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