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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOTTS SCHOOL | Hotts School | Thomas Carlyls Esq[Esquire] Robert Carlyle Esq[Esquire] Dr[Doctor] John Wilson |
052 | A Parish School, teacher appointed by trustees, average attendance 55, wages 2/- and 2/- per quarter. Mixed school, age of children from 6 to 13 reading, writing, geography and arithmetic and a little latin taught. A modern building in good repair situated on the Kirk Burn about 1/4 mile East from Waterbeck. |
| KIRTLE WATER | Kirtle Water | Thomas Carlyle Esq[Esquire] Robert Carlyle Esq[Esaquire] Dr[Doctor]John Wilson B'tween Waters |
044; 052; 058 | A considerable stream having its source at the extreme North of the Parish of Middlebie, within half a mile of the head water of the Milk, flows 3¾ due south, it falls upon the Parish of Kirkpatrick Fleming and for 5 miles divides it from Middlebie, Annan and a detached portion of Dornock. it then runs through the interior of Kirkpatrick Fleming for some distance, thence through the -- Gretna and falls into the Solway Firth nearly opposite the River Esk and Eden. |
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