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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| OLD CAMBUS | Old Cambus (From last page) | 004 | [continued from page 124] In the "New Statistical Account of BerwickShire" the derivation is Stated to come from Alld a Gaelic adjective Signifying Wild, Savage, Strange a derivation which (according to the same authority) "is Strongly Supported by the bold and rugged Scenery on the coast". Chalmers' derivation is undoubtedly the correct one because the Gaelic adjective Ald or mor properly Alld is, invariably, used in deScribing a Barbarous area of people or Beasts of Prey It, never, is applied to an inanimated object, nor to Scenery however bold and rugged. The original Spelling of this name was Aldcamus: |
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Bizzy- Moderator, Nora Edwards, Ali DePauw
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