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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
DRUIDLE HILL Drudal Hill


Druidle Hill
Druidhall Hill
Druidle Hill
Thomas Black
William Neilson
Estate plans of Queensbury)
Revd. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Simpson
Mr. John Williamson
Popular pronunciation,
013 A large hill on Dalpedder farm known as Druidal hill. and adjacent to Chaple Yard - the hill has a singular apearence on the Summit With many Knowes or Elevations on it. The Druids never had a hall, they worshipped in the dells, hence Druidle-hill should be written Druid-dell Hill
AYLMERBANK WOOD Aymer Bank Wood

Aylmer Bank Wood
Aylmer Bank Wood
Aylmer Bank Wood
Thomas Black
William Neilson
Revd. D. [Reverend Doctor] Robert Simpson
Mr. John Williamson
James Thorburn
013 A large wood on the Dalpedder farm and adjacent to Chaple Yard, And at Base of Druidal Hill, the Wood is ash oak and thorn bushes With Many Scattered oak trees If Thomas Black & William Neilson could not spell such a simple word as Aylmer, their names should not be inserted It is sometimes named Aylmer bank wood,
RITCHIE'S CLEUCH Ritchies Cleugh

Ritchie,s Cleugh
Thomas Black
William Neilson
Revd. D. [Reverend Doctor] Robert Simpson
Queensbury Estate Plans
013 A hollow on the side of Druidle Hill through which a Small Stream flows- On the Dalpedder farm - a long the glen thier are many oak trees Scattered. Enquired if it should be Richies Cleugh, informed not,

Continued entries/extra info

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Ph. [Parish] of Sanquher [Sanquhar] -- Plan 13.4 Trace 6

[DRUIDLE HILL - Situation:]
About 1 mile S,E,
by E, [South East by East] from Menock

[AYLMERBANK WOOD - Situation:]
On the Sn. [Southern] slope
of Druidle Hill.

[RITCHIE'S CLEUCH - Situation:]
On the S,En, [South Eastern]
slope of Druidle
Hill,

[Page has a signed note regarding additions:]
Note;
Additions, Numerous,
without touching the descriptions
M Donohue 4th. Oct. [October] 1856.

[Page is signed:]
P Connell
Pte. [Private] R,S,&,M [Royal Sappers and Miners]

Transcriber's notes

RITCHIE'S CLEUCH in Authority column - One of the authors of the page uses 'comma' instead of 'apostrophe', I have transcribed as written.

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George Howat

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