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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BYRECLEUGH RIDGE | Byrecleugh Ridge Byrecleugh Ridge Byrecleugh Ridge |
Estate Map Mr. James Smith, Byrecleugh Peter Donaldson |
008 | A long moorland hill of considerable elevation, north of Byrecleugh, and on the west side of "Byrecleugh Burn". |
BROCK'S CLEUGH | Brox Cleugh Brocks' Cleugh Brock |
Estate Map James Smith Walkers Dictionary - i.e. A Badger |
008 | A Stream rising on the west Side of "Byrecleugh Ridge", it runs in a Southwest direction and empties itself into the "Dye Water" It is said to have obtained its name from Badgers frequenting it. |
PYATSHAW RIDGE | Pyotshaw Ridge Pyatshaw Ridge Pyatshaw Ridge Pyatshaw Ridge |
Estate Map James Smith Adam Redpath Herds. [Herdsman] William Tail Herds. [Herdsman] |
008 | A long moorland hill, covered with heather, and situated on the east side of "Byrecleugh Burn" |
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Transcriber's notes
The following note is written in red below the entry for "Pyatshaw Ridge":-Pyat The Magpie -
Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary.
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