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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUEENSBERRY | Queensberry Queensberry Queensberry Queensberry Hill Queensberry Hill Queensberry Queensberry |
John Henry Andrew Davidson John Brown Johnston's Co [County] Map Gazetteer of Scotland New Statistical Acct [Account] of Dumfries Blackwood's Map, |
023 | [Situation] In N,En [North Eastern] Parish District, One of the highest hills in Dumfries shire, is situated near the Boundary of this Parish From its Summit an Extensive view of the surrounding Country can be obtained. and From it the Duke of Buccleuch derives one of his titles, The hill is about 2000 feet high, 2,259 ft above Sea level. Some suppose the Name Queensberry to be Derived from a species of berry called the Nub Berry which resembles the rasp or bramble berry. - As this berry - that is the Nub berry - is thought the most Delicious of wild berries, it has been Supposed therefrom, that it may have been appropriately termed the Queen of berries and from its abundant growth on this height - hence the Name Queensberry Hill. The origin of the Name now generally accredited is that the adjunct Berry is from the Anglo-Saxon Berg - a hill which is often formed into berry, as burg is softened into bury, - hence Queensberry. |
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