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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPLAND HILL | Campland Hill Campland Hill Campland Hill |
Peter Murray Greenhill Robert Burgess Greskine David Paterson Greskine |
009 | A Considerable hill on the Boundary betwixt the Counties of Dumfries and Lanark and on the farm of Greskine |
| DOW LINN | Dub Linn Dub Linn Dub Linn Dubh-dark |
Peter Murray Greenhill Robert Burgess Greskine David Paterson Greskine McLeod's Gaelic Dictionary |
009 | A deep rugged glen through which a stream runs: this stream rises in Campland Hill and flows in a South easterly direction till it joins the Evan Water |
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Page 143 Parish of Moffat Plan 9.9 Trace 3Campland Hill situation On the Western Boundary between Dumfries and Lanark Shires
Dow Linn situation 1/2 mile South South East from Trinkland Knowes
Dow Linn See Page 192
Note Dow is said to be corruption of Gaelic Dubh- dark
Philip Munro Lance Corporal Royal Engineers
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