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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURBROUGH-MILL | Barbauch Mill Barbauch Mill Burborough Mill Burnburgh Mill Barbaroch Mill Burbrough-mill Burbrough-mill |
John Fergusson Cairn John Kirkpatrick Whitespots John Jackson Barbarock Mill Valuation Roll James Ferguson Estate Map of Closeburn Mr Adams, Factor for Closeburn Estate |
040 | [Situation] 3/4 mile N,W W, [North West West] from Cairn, A number of cottages and gardens, also a bobbin mill in former times there was a lint mill here The name is evidently Scotch - Burbrough - the whizing town, probably from the continual humming in the manufacture of lint etc |
| HOLMHEAD | Holmhead Holmhead Holmhead |
John Fergusson John Kirkpatrick David Black Stepends Toll |
040 | [Situation] 1/3 mile N,W,W, [North West West] from Cairn A number of cottages and gardens on the farm of Cairn |
| LINTMILL POOL | Lintmill Pool Lintmill Pool |
Samuel McAdam John KirKpatrick |
040 | [Situation] On the boundary between Keir And Closeburn A Deep part of the River Nith in the immediate vicinity of Burbrughmill. So Named from the Circumstance of there having been at one time a Lint Mill in Burbrough Mill |
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[page] 267Parish of Closeburn -- Plan 40/4 -- Trace 4
[signed] James Cowan C/a [Civilian Assistant]
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