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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNGLASS BURN | Dunglass Burn Dunglass Burn Dunglass Burn Dunglass Burn |
Sir John Hall. Dunglass House Mr McGregor. Schoolmaster Cockburnspath. George Oaffleck County Map. |
001 | [Situation] Flows in a N.E. [North East] direction through the plan and divides the County of Haddington from Berwickshire A mountain stream rising among the Lammermoor Hills, in the Parish of Oldhamstocks, and flowing in an easterly direction: passing the Village of Oldhamstocks on the south side, thence through a deep romantic ravine, called "Dunglass Dean" and falling into the Sea at "Kutcher's Hole" |
| KUTCHER'S HOLE | Kutcher's Hole Kutcher's Hole Kutcher's Hole |
Sir John Hall. Dunglass House Mr McGregor. Schoolmaster Cockburnspath. George Oaffleck |
001.10 | [Situation] At the mouth of Dunglass Burn |
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7--Parish of Cockburnspath--Sheet 1--No 10--Trace 3Situation (additional wording)
Dunglass Burn
Flows in a N.E. direction through the Place abd divides the County of Haddington from Berwickshire
[Note - Dunglass Burn]
Dunglass was the name of an ancient castle, on the site of which now stands the cognominal modern [-] which is the residence of Sir John Hall Bart. [Baronet] It is a Gaelic designation composed of the Substantive Dun a tower of fort and the adjective Glas. grey - Hence Dun. Glas, Signifying Grey Tower. The Gaelic (unlike the English) has always the qualifying adjective placed after the noun, except sometimes in poetical and sentimental competitions. The exceptions frequently occurs in Ossian's poems
Kutcher's Hole
At the mouth of Dunglass Burn
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DANIALSAN, Charles Affleck
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