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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRN T.P. [Turn Pike] | Cairn Toll Cairn Toll Cairn Toll |
James Fergusson Cairn William McMurdo Blackwood Robert Dickson Blackwood |
040 | [Situation] 50 chains N.W, by N, [North West by North] from Auldgirth Bridge Inn A Toll erected as a check for parties going the old road leading from Blackwood Village to Closeburn Limekilns |
| CAIRN SCHOOL | Cairn School Cairn School Cairn School |
James Fergusson William McMurdo Robert Dickson |
040 | [Situation] 48 chains N.W, by N, [North West by North] from Auldgirth Bridge Inn. A neat little school erected for the Convenience of the southern part of the Parish of Closeburn. the salary is 13L [Pounds] Per annum. The average attendance of scholars is about 55 Supported by voluntary contribution from heritors and Wallace bequest. |
| CLAUCHRIE BURN | Clauchrie Burn Clauchrie Burn Clauchrie Burn Clachrie Clauchrie |
James Fergusson William McMurdo Robert Dickson Johnston's County Map Valuation Rolls |
031; 032; 040 | [Situation] From Gawin Moor, nearly 3/4 mile S [South] of Loch Ettrick - S.W. [South West] to River Nith, A stream flowing from Loch-ettrick And bearing the name of Pothouse Burn until it reaches Clauchrie where it is called Clauchrie Burn untill it falls into Nith |
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[page] 275Parish of Closeburn -- Plan 40-8 -- Trace 1
[signed] John Houston
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