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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CAIRN BANK Cairn Bank William Hyslop
James Hyslop
William Jenkins
005 [situation] On the South bank of River Nith, About 1/2 mile S.E. [South East] of Dempsters-Glenmuckloch.
A steep and thickly wooded bank, situated on the right bank of the Nith, and stretching the whole length of Nether Cairn farm,
BIRK WOOD Birk or Birch Wood William Hyslop
James Hyslop
William Jenkins
005 [situation] On the S. [South] bank of the Nith.
A narrow belt of wood sloping down into the Nith, situated on McCrirricks Cairn farm, is a continuation of Cairn Bank,
the name alters at the march betwixt the two farms, McCrirricks Cairn, and Nether Cairn,
BROWN HILL Brown Hill William Hyslop
James Hyslop
William Jenkins
005 [situation] 1/2 mile S.E. [South East] of Dempsters-Glenmuckloch.
A small knowe, of a conical shape, situated a short distance from the Nith, on the farm of Nether Cairn,

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