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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILLIE HILL | Bailliehill Bailliehill Bailliehill Bailie Hill |
Mr John Rae, Schoolmaster Mr John Barton Schoolmaster Mr R. Wilson Johnston's County Map |
056 | [Situation] 2 1/2 miles N.W. by W. [North West by West] from Dalton A hill with a Fir plantation on it, enclosed with a fence The Authorities are of Opinion that this name is not from Baile (fir or Blaze.) but from Baillie a Man's Name. Hist. [History] of Scotland wth Vol [Volume] page 192 [initialled MD] Nor yet from Bal, or Bally, or Boal, or Bailie |
| HOLMAINS MOOR | Holmains Moor Holmains Moor Holmains Moor |
Mr Carruthers Esqr Mr Jowit GameKeep Mr John Rae |
050; 056 | [Situation] Forming a portion of N.Wn [North Western] district of this Parish, A tract of High Moorland property of Mr William Francis Carruthers of Dormont Extends from Dam Moor to Routhing Cleugh and Joins in with the Boundary of Mouswald, the whole is Rough and Heathy and used as a Sheep walk it abounds with moor birds and other Game, |
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[Page] 21Parish Dalton -- Plan 56.3 -- Trace 1.
[Note Baillie Hill] -- This Name is of frequent occurrence throughout the
Country and the compound is generally supposed to refer
to the rank of the deputed officer of a certain district or Barony
- that meetings were wont to be convened on such hillocks
as the above where the Baron's depute judicially presided. This officer was called
"the Baron-bailie or baillie." -- Dr [Doctor] Jamieson
[Signed] M Donohue April 1856,
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