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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
PLEWLANDS BURN Plewlands Burn
Plewlands Burn
Plewlands Burn
Plewlands
George Brown Newbank
John Brown Cauldholm
Thomas Henry Stidriggs
C. Stewart Esqr. (Hillside)
024 [Situation] From Goosedub Moss N.E. to Kinnel Water.
A stream that rises on the farm of Newbank and flows in a Easterly direction and falls into Kinnel Water.
WILLIE WILKIN'S CRAIG Willie Wilkins Craig
Willie Wilkins Craig
Willie Wilkins Craig
George Brown
John Brown
Thomas Henry
024 [Situation] 48 chains S.S.W. [South South West]
from Cauldholm.
This Willie Wilkie is said to have resided at Auchencastle and having met with some evil spirits about Dumgree churchyard a quarrel ensued; whereby Willie was all but killed; although his latter days was so near hand he managed to direct that his coffin should be placed on this craig, and while his last enjunction was being fulfilled two brandled bulls came over the hill, and each put his horn in the handles of the coffin and ran and flew through the air till they reached Lochettrick Loch, and them and him and you ['and you' added in blue ink] went all over the head Willie is often heard on Lochettrick Loch, playing with the charnel stones to this day (Tradition)

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