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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HODS HILL | Hod's Hill Hods Hill |
Patrick Stewart, Middlegll Robert Anderson, Brattleburn David Thompson, Mosshope Johnstone's Map of Dumfriesshire |
008 | [Situation] On the Wn. [Western] Boundary - between Dumfries and Lanark Shire. A large hill on the farm of Mosshope the watershed of which forms part of the boundary between the counties of Dumfries and Lanark. This hill is in a naked and exposed situation probably the name may be formed from the British word Hoeth, or Hudd which signifies dark. |
| THIEF'S CLEUCH | Thief's Cluigh | Patrick Stewart Robert Anderson David Thompson |
009 | [Situation] To the S.E. [South East] of Hod's Hill. A deep hollow between beesbeck and Hod's Hills through which a stream flows which falls into Gray Burn. The name applied to the Cleugh. |
| BEESBECK HILL | Busbeck Hill | Patrick Stewart Robert Anderson David Thompson | 008 | [Situation] On the boundary - between Dumfries and Lanark Shire. A hill of moderate height on the farm of Mosshope the watershed of which forms part of the boundary between the counties of Dumfries and Lanark. Bees, probably a corruption of Bayhass. |
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[Page] 185Parish of Moffat Plan 8.16 Trace 1
[signed] W. Paterson c/a [civilian assistant]
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