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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEUCHANHILL PLANTATION | Beuchan Hill Plantation Beuchan Hill Plantation Beuchan Hill Plantation |
Mr John Fergusson Mr John Black Mr Willaim Mc Murdoch |
031 | [Situation] To the East and adjoining Beuchan Moor. A large fir Plantation on the northern slope of the Keir range of hills. Trees about ten & twelve years growth. The property of His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch. |
| BEUCHAN MOOR | Beuchan Moor Beuchan \moor Beuchan Moor |
W H Arundell Esq Edward Hogan Esq Revd [Reverend] Mr Menzies |
031 | [Situation] On the South of and adjoining Waterside Moor. A large tract of Moorland including Beuchanhill Plantation, the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. |
| BARJARG MOOR | Barjarg Moor Barjarg Moor Barjarg Moor Barjarg Hill |
W Hunter Arundell Esq Mr William Kirkpatrick Mr Thomas Fergusson Mr John Douglas |
031; 040 | [Situation] to the South and adjoining Beuchan Moor and Plantation. A barren heathy moor of considerable extent, forming part of the estate of Barjarg. Tumuli seen in several places on this Moor. o.m.o. [Ordnance Mapping Office] |
| PREACHING STONE | Preaching Stone Preaching Stone Preaching Stone |
W Hunter Arundell Esq Mr John Douglas Mr William McMurdoch |
031 | [Situation] About 9½Chains N.W. [North West] of Moss Sandy and on Barjarg Moor. A Stone on which the Rev [Reverend] Mr Renwick, the last of the martyrs who suffered for the Covenanters cause in Scotland,once preached to his assembled followers. |
| KEIR HILLS | Keir Hills Keir Hills Keir Hills |
W H Arundell Esq Edward Hogan Esq Revd [Reverend] Mr Menzies |
031 | [Situation] On the western side of Parish, stretching through Capenoch Beuchan and Barjarg Moors. An irregular range of hills stretching along the Western by [Boundary] of Keir Parish, the range commences at Barr Hill & terminates at the Dodd. |
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[Page] 55Ph [Parish] of Keir Plan 31.14 Trace 1.
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