OS1/10/40/48
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SHAW | Shaw Wood The Shaw The Shaw |
Alexander Grierson Thomas Nevison William Mc Call |
022 | [Situation] About 3 Miles N.E, [North East] of Thornhill A natural wood of forest trees and hazel bushes,— Situated at the foot of Ballybught Hill on the banks of kettleton Burn |
| JUDGMENT THORN | Judgment Thorn Judgment Thorn |
Alexander Grierson William Bryden Thomas Nevison Statistics of Parish |
022 | [Situation] About 2 Miles N.N.E, [North North East] of Thornhill A thorn tree probably the last representative of a group of thorns which had marked the spot where some execution or murder had occurred. — Within sight and at a short distance to the north-west there is a small conical hill encircled by a natural amphitheatre which might formerly have been used for judicial purposes. |
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[Page] 48.Parish of Morton -- Plan 22/7 Trace 6
[Note in Authority/Situation columns] Mr. Nevison, of the Burn, recollects the Ancient Thorn tree being standing, and says, this is growing from the old root
[Signed] W. Paterson c/a [civil assistant]
Transcriber's notes
check The Shaw - Descriptive Remarks - assumed to be 'forest' trees and hazel 'bushes', although the o and s in forest and the first s in bushes are atypical.Judgment Thorn - Descriptive Remarks - some letters are lost in the fold ('where', 'west' and 'encircled' are assumed), the last letters of the first line is assumed to be 're-' and the last word of the second last line is assumed to be 'for'
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