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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIMMIES BOG | Cimies Bog Cimies Bog Cimies Bog Chimmies |
Mr W[William ] Currie farmer Mr Patrick Stewart farmer Mr Robert Anderson See above |
016 | A narrow tract of heathy pasture on parts of which peats are dug, bounded on the South by Garple Water. It is an old name The name is from Cime a top or [--] and hass a hollow |
| CHIMMIES KNOWE | Chimmies Knowe Chimmies Knowe Chimas Knowe Cimmies Knowe |
Charles Stewart Hillside Patrick Stewart Middlegill William Currie Rivox Mr P Stewart farmer |
016 | A large hill of moderate elevation on the farm of Rivox [having a regular and gentle swell]probably a corruption of Chamois as there is a stream at its foot called the Goats Burn. [From Cime a ridge or top perhaps compounded with Hass] |
| ELLER BECK | Eller Beck | William Currie James Elliot Rivox Robt[Robert]Anderson Brattleburn |
015 | A small stream rising on the southern slope of Chimmies Knowe and falling into Garple Water. [Eller alder tree, sometimes and perhaps better written Aller] |
Continued entries/extra info
Page 174 Parish of Moffat Plan 15-12 Trace 3Chimmies Knowe situation North East of Hangingshaw Hill
[Chamois is a French wild goat, the goat is the Greek leemas, a doe therefore]
Eller Beck situation South of Chimmies Knowe
Cimmies Bog situation To the South East of Chimmies Knowe
W Paterson C/a
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