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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK HOPE | Black Hope Black Hope Black Hope |
Walter Johnstone Archbank Michael Johnstone Archbank John Thompson Moffat |
010 | A dark rugged glen near Capplegill. No glen in the South of Scotland can be compared to this, for the Steepness of its hills, and the narrowness of its glen. It derives its name from its dark and gloomy appearance. |
| HASS O' THE RED-ROADS | Hass o' the Red - Roads | James Johnstone Caplegill David Johnstone Caplegill David Brydon Bodsbeck |
010 | A narrow opening betwixt the inaccessible cliffs of Hartfell and the Falcon Craigs, the sheep going from the hill-lands above to the valley beneath, have to pass this way, and thereby make numberless footpaths or roads which have a red appearance, hence the name "Red-Roads" |
| NUBBERRY KNOWES | Nubbery Knowes | James Johnstone Caplegill David Johnstone Caplegill David Brydon Bodsbeck C Stewart Esq Hillside |
010 | Round eminences at the foot of Hartfell Craig, So called from their being covered with a Botanical plant of the same name. |
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Page 63 Parish of Moffat Sheet 10.1 Trace 4Nubbery Knowes situation 1/4 mile South from Dassle Craigs
Nub-berry A species of Berry peculiar to certain districts in this County. It resembles that of a Bramble but is much better flavoured- Old Statistical Account of Dumfriesshire
Haas o' the Red Roads situation at the South of Nubbery Knowes
Black Hope situation On Cold Grain to the South of Saddle Craigs
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