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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOLLAR BURN | Dollar Burn Dollar Burn Dollar Burn Dollar Burn |
Mr. Thomas Bradshaw Mr. John Clark Mr. Hugh Munro New Statistical Account |
134.03 ; 134.07 | A small but rapid stream formed by the united waters of the burns of Sorrow and Care, at the south end of the eminence on which stands Castle Campbell, and flowing in a southerly direction through the village of Dollar, from which it takes its name, falls into the Devon. For a short distance below its source it has steep wooded banks, the remainder low, and it has throughout a gravelly bed. |
| GLOOM HILL | Gloom Hill Gloom Hill Gloom Hill Gloom Hill |
John McArthur Moir Esqr. Mr. Thomas Bradshaw Mr. John Clark Mr. Hugh Munro |
134.03 | A small oval shaped hill wooded on its southwest side, and steep all round, particularly so to the south. Probable height from its base two hundred feet. The derivation of the name is accounted for by a tradition in the neighbourhood, which says that a daughter of one of the Kings was confined in Castle Campbell, and that she gave names to several objects in the vicinity, and this she called Gloom Hill. Property of John McArthur Moir Esqr., Hillfoot House. |
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