OS1/10/29/19
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUARRY ROAD | Quarry Road Quarry Road Quarry Road |
Revd. [Reverend] Menzies Mr. Hoggan Mr. Black |
031 | [Situation] No. 92 on Trace 4 opposite Brownhill Cottages. A parish road leading from the public road at Brown Hill in direction of Bellevue, and New Mains, it is repaired by the parish as far as the name so applied. It bears the name from the Turnpike Road to where the road to Bellevue branches off. |
| BROWN HILL | Brown Hill Brown Hill Brown Hill |
Edward Hoggan Esq. Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Menzies Mr. McKinnel |
031 | [Situation] About 10 chains E. [East] of Brownhill Cottages An eminence from which the house Brownhill takes the name. |
| SHILLEN HILL | Shillen Hill Shillen Hill Shillen Hill |
Charter in Reign of George III Mr. Smith Mr. Hamilton |
031 | [Situation] At No. 54 on Trace 4. About 8 chains S.E. [South East] of Keir Church. A small eminence formerly used for cleaning Shillin and by charter in the reign of George III to be used by the person occupying the Mill adjoining. Shillin in Scotch is applied mostly to the "husks of corn ground" called shillin seeds". Shillen implies the grain itself freed of husks. As the former Could not be cleaned on an eminence it is evident that the name here applies to the grain itself. Shillen which was cleaned freed of the husks by exposure on this hillock to the wind. |
| BOILING WELL | Boiling Well Boiling Well Boiling Well |
Engraved on a flag over the Well Mr. Henry Smith Mr. Black |
031 | [Situation] About 8 chains N. [North] of Keir Church. A spring well so called in the District |
| QUARRY KNOWE | Quarry Knowe Quarry Knowe Quarry Knowe |
Edward Hoggan Esq. Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Menzies Mr. McKinnel |
031 | [Situation] About 11 chains E. [East] of Brown Hill. An eminence at the end of which there is a Sandstone Quarry. |
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[Page] 19Plan 31.6 Trace 4.
Shillen Hill [note] Shillen - Grain freed from the husks. Jamieson's S.D. [Scottish Dictionary]
[Signed] M Donohue
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