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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNCAN'S MONUMENT | Duncans . Monument Duncans . Monument Duncans . Monument |
Rev. [Reverend] Alexander Brown John Palmer Thomas Wightman |
056 | [Situation] On Mount Kedar ¾ mile S.S. E. [South South East] of Mouswald village. A large stone monument erected to the memory of the Rev [Reverend] Henry Duncan, D,D, [Doctor of Divinty] by his followers |
| MOUNT KEDAR | Mount Kedar Mount Kedar Mount Kedar |
Rev, [Reverend] Alexander Brown Thomas Wightman William Irvin |
056 | [Situation] ¾ mile S. S. E. [South South East] of Mouswald village A small piece of ground on which stands the free Kirk, school, & manse also on which stands Duncans monument, |
| PANTATH HILL | Pantoth Hill Pantoth Hill Pantoth Hill Plantith Hill Pantath Hill Pantath Hill Pantath Hill Pantath Hill Pantath Hill Pantath Hill |
Rev, [Reverend] Alexander Brown Thomas Wightman William Irvin Name on Carts Revd. [Reverend] A. B. Murray Parish Minister Gilbert Haining Bailiff of Estate Estate Writings John Irvine Statistics of Dumfriesshire Valuation Rolls. |
056 | [Situation] ¾ mile SE. [South East] of Mouswald village. A high hill situated on the farm of the Pantoth (hence the name), The first sylable of this Word is of doubtful origin but the last one is Well Known, and is taken from the Verb, to Tath & means to measure ground by sheep, Where sheep are driven on the land for the above mentioned purpose the [this] must, of course, be enclosed by some temporary fence or Pen _ hence Pentath which I think to be the Correct orthography, Owen Barrett Pan may be the word signifying an incrustation of any substance upon the Soil, |
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[Page] 63.Parish of Mouswald -- Plan 56/11 Trace 5
[Signed] Samuel S Hill
Le Corpl RSm [Lance Corporal Royal Sappers & Miners]
Transcriber's notes
check Pantath Hill - Descriptive Remarks - line 8 - "the must" doesn't make sense. The tail of the 'e' doesn't curl back up as all other words in the vicinity ending with 'e' seem to, but if it is meant to be 'this' the writer hasn't added the 's' or dotted the 'i'Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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