OS1/10/35/136

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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CASTLE KNOWE Castle Knowe
Castle Knowe		 J. Oliver
R. Oliver		 045 [situation] Adjoining Castle Craigs on the North.
Is a small portion of elevated ground on the farm of "Rashshiel" the surface of which is covered with heathy pasture It is situated at N. [North] side of the "Castle Craigs" and is noted as being the place where the Langholm Common Riding is yearly proclaimed.
ROWANTREE WELL Rowantree Well
Rowantree Well		 J. Oliver
R. Oliver		 045 [situation] Between Common Moss and Castle Craigs.
A fine spring situate on the S.W. [South West] side of the "Castle Craigs" and it takes it name from a large "Rowantree, or Mountain Ash, which green area near to the well, though there is now nothing but the root remaining.

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Langholm Parish Sheet 45 No 12 Trace 1

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Dumfriesshire County, Langholm Parish

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Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Dumfriesshire, Sheet Xlv Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Dumfriesshire, Sheet Xlv