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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHENCRAW MAINS | Auchencraw Mains Auchencraw Mains Auchencraw Mains |
Edward Makins William Hood Joiner Andrew Wilson, Merchant Coldingham |
011.06 | [Situation] West from the N.B. [North British] Railway. 13 chains from the South margin of plan & about ½ mile S.E. [South East] from Auchencraw A neatly built dwelling house having a garden and ornamental grounds, Also attached is a farm steading with thrashing mill, and two rows of cottages occupied by farm labourers- Tenanted by Edward Makins: It is the property of D. M. Home Esq. of Milngraden Coldstream. This name is, apparently, derived from two gaelic words Achadh and cro Signifying Field and Fold It may be a corruption of either Ach'-na-crotha (pronounced Auchnacrow) meaning "The Field of the Fold; of of Ach'-na'n-cro The Field of the Folds. Na Crotha is the genitive Singular and 'na'n cro is the genitive plural of the Substantive "cro"_ a Fold Achadh is pronounced "Auchah' the d is silent |
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