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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNNY WOOD | Sunny Wood Sunny Wood Sunny Wood |
James Macadam John Blair Matthew Young |
046 ; 052 | A small patch of old wood in the farm of Dalcairney. It has little apparent claim to this fine name, its situation being rather sequested & concealed. |
| DALCAIRNIE CAIRN | Dalkairney Cairn Dalcairney Cairn Dalcairnie Cairn Dalcairnie Cairn |
James Macadam John Blair Matthew Young D McConnel |
052 | A large cairn - ancient - about a foot above the surface, and nearly 120 feet in diameter. Dalcairnie Cairn is tautolgy, because the simple name of this object and that of a dell (Celtic Dal) "Dalcairnie Glen" are the component parts of the word Dalcairnie. But the signification of these Gaelic words is never attended to and seldom known. In this instance therefore, and in many others the repeated form is necessary for an intelligible designation of the object, such a designation as will be understood in the locality. There is no tradition connected with the Cairn. |
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