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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWORDWELLRIG | Swordwellrig | James Rae Laborer Stapleton John Rome Farmer Swordwellrig |
063 | [Situation] About 36 chains N.W. [North West] from Dornock village. A Small farm house one Story high, Slated and in good repair - There is a Small vegetable garden and an arable farm attached. Tennanted by John Rome the property of the DuKe of Buccleuch |
| SWORDWELL RIG | Swordwell Rig | John Rome Farmer Swordwellrig James Rae Forester Stapleton |
063 | [Situation] Nearly 3/4 mile N.W. [North West] from Dornock village A small ridge of arable land, on the farm of and a little to the north of the farm house - Swordwellrig |
| Supposed Site of BATTLE (16th Century) [Swordwell] | Sword Well Sword Well Sword Well Sword Well |
. New Statistical Account of Dumfriesshire Old Statistical Account of Dumfriesshire Fullarton's Imperial Gazetteer |
063 | A Spring Well which is said to have derived its Name from the Circumstance of Swords having been found near it, & where it is traditionally reported a Battle was fought in the 16th century. See page 2. |
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[page] 25Parish of Dornock -- Sheet 63 No 5 -- Trace 5 & 6
[Faint notes] Dornock -- See 63 - 6 -- Glasgow & SW [South Western] Railway (omitted)
Main Beck -- See Trace
[signed] John McDonnell Spr RE [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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